1 SAR = 34.63 KES
Updated Oct 26, 2026, 3:07 AM UTC
since 2003
The Kenyan Shilling to Saudi Riyal exchange rate is 0.028874 (Oct 26, 2026, 3:07 AM UTC): 1 KES buys 0.028874 SAR, and 1 SAR buys 34.6331 KES. That is 0.11% below the previous close. Over the last 52 weeks it has traded between 0.028166 SAR (October 22, 2026) and 0.029572 SAR (January 26, 2026). It is 1.3% lower than a year ago. Over the last ten years it has fallen 23%. The highest daily close since 2003 was 0.063888 SAR on April 21, 2008.
Uses the live mid-market rate. Physical metal, cards and money transfers usually cost more.
| KES | SAR |
|---|---|
| 10 | 0.28874 |
| 50 | 1.4437 |
| 100 | 2.8874 |
| 250 | 7.2185 |
| 500 | 14.4370 |
| 1,000 | 28.8741 |
| 2,500 | 72.1852 |
| 5,000 | 144.370 |
| 10,000 | 288.741 |
| 50,000 | 1,443.70 |
| 100,000 | 2,887.41 |
| SAR | KES |
|---|---|
| 1 | 34.6331 |
| 5 | 173.166 |
| 10 | 346.331 |
| 25 | 865.828 |
| 50 | 1,731.66 |
| 100 | 3,463.31 |
| 250 | 8,658.28 |
| 500 | 17,316.56 |
| 1,000 | 34,633.12 |
| 5,000 | 173,165.59 |
| 10,000 | 346,331.18 |
| Year | Open | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0.029247 | 0.029572 | 0.028166 | 0.028874 | −1.4% |
| 2025 | 0.02927 | 0.029718 | 0.028731 | 0.02928 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.024019 | 0.029732 | 0.022976 | 0.029273 | +21.9% |
| 2023 | 0.030678 | 0.030759 | 0.024008 | 0.024008 | −21.7% |
| 2022 | 0.033465 | 0.033673 | 0.030459 | 0.030678 | −8.3% |
| 2021 | 0.034698 | 0.035508 | 0.033117 | 0.033437 | −2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.037628 | 0.037978 | 0.033877 | 0.034335 | −8.0% |
| 2019 | 0.037139 | 0.03811 | 0.036316 | 0.037319 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.036986 | 0.038169 | 0.036708 | 0.03718 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.037304 | 0.037304 | 0.036212 | 0.036794 | −0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.037085 | 0.037976 | 0.033002 | 0.03691 | −0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.041414 | 0.042076 | 0.035485 | 0.03707 | −10.6% |
| 2014 | 0.043366 | 0.044629 | 0.04146 | 0.04146 | −4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.044351 | 0.045635 | 0.042766 | 0.043367 | −2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.044934 | 0.046402 | 0.042903 | 0.044349 | −1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.046495 | 0.048576 | 0.035459 | 0.044888 | −3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.04965 | 0.052218 | 0.045729 | 0.046585 | −7.0% |
| 2009 | 0.048233 | 0.052922 | 0.046295 | 0.050116 | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.058941 | 0.063888 | 0.047121 | 0.048234 | −18.2% |
| 2007 | 0.056582 | 0.060704 | 0.053493 | 0.058941 | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 0.052081 | 0.05648 | 0.050857 | 0.054404 | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.048041 | 0.052251 | 0.047857 | 0.051833 | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.049502 | 0.04992 | 0.045618 | 0.04992 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.049535 | 0.049831 | 0.049145 | 0.049502 | — |
From daily closes (UTC). The current year runs to the latest close.
| Month | Average | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | 0.028315 | 0.028906 | 0.028166 | 0.028874 | +2.1% |
| Sep 2026 | 0.028439 | 0.029195 | 0.028287 | 0.028291 | −0.8% |
| Aug 2026 | 0.028413 | 0.029477 | 0.028172 | 0.02852 | −2.5% |
| Jul 2026 | 0.028501 | 0.029565 | 0.028173 | 0.029249 | +0.1% |
| Jun 2026 | 0.028686 | 0.029221 | 0.028326 | 0.029221 | +1.6% |
| May 2026 | 0.02887 | 0.029355 | 0.028591 | 0.028764 | −1.6% |
| Apr 2026 | 0.029137 | 0.029278 | 0.028741 | 0.029239 | +0.8% |
| Mar 2026 | 0.029209 | 0.029537 | 0.028992 | 0.028992 | −0.2% |
| Feb 2026 | 0.029249 | 0.029428 | 0.02906 | 0.029063 | −0.7% |
| Jan 2026 | 0.029248 | 0.029572 | 0.029057 | 0.029254 | −0.1% |
| Dec 2025 | 0.029258 | 0.029432 | 0.029027 | 0.02928 | +0.6% |
| Nov 2025 | 0.029181 | 0.02937 | 0.029036 | 0.029092 | −0.4% |
The Kenyan Shilling to Saudi Riyal exchange rate is 0.028874 (Oct 26, 2026, 3:07 AM UTC): 1 KES buys 0.028874 SAR, and 1 SAR buys 34.6331 KES. That is 0.11% below the previous close.
1,000 KES is 28.8741 SAR at the live rate (Oct 26, 2026, 3:07 AM UTC), and 1,000 SAR is 34,633.12 KES.
The highest daily close in our data since 2003 is 0.063888 SAR, on April 21, 2008. The lowest is 0.022976 SAR, on January 26, 2024.
KES/SAR is a cross rate: the KES price in US dollars divided by the SAR price in US dollars. Both legs update continuously from interbank, exchange and central-bank sources, so KES/SAR moves when either market moves.
Yes. Call /latest with base=SAR and currencies=KES for the live rate, /convert to convert an amount, and /timeframe for daily history since 2003. A free API key is enough to start.
curl "https://metalapi.com/api/v1/latest?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY&base=SAR¤cies=KES"{
"success": true,
"base": "SAR",
"rates": {
"KES": 34.63311787,
"SARKES": 0.02887409686
}
}rates.KES is how much KES one SAR buys; rates.SARKES is the price of one KES in SAR.