1 KES = 0.028898 SAR
Updated Oct 26, 2026, 5:15 AM UTC
since 2003
The Saudi Riyal to Kenyan Shilling exchange rate is 34.6045 (Oct 26, 2026, 5:15 AM UTC): 1 SAR buys 34.6045 KES, and 1 KES buys 0.028898 SAR. That is 0.03% above the previous close. Over the last 52 weeks it has traded between 33.8161 KES (January 26, 2026) and 35.5038 KES (October 22, 2026). It is 1.3% higher than a year ago. Over the last ten years it has risen 30%. The highest daily close since 2003 was 43.5230 KES on January 26, 2024.
Uses the live mid-market rate. Physical metal, cards and money transfers usually cost more.
| SAR | KES |
|---|---|
| 1 | 34.6045 |
| 5 | 173.023 |
| 10 | 346.045 |
| 25 | 865.113 |
| 50 | 1,730.23 |
| 100 | 3,460.45 |
| 250 | 8,651.13 |
| 500 | 17,302.26 |
| 1,000 | 34,604.51 |
| 5,000 | 173,022.56 |
| 10,000 | 346,045.11 |
| KES | SAR |
|---|---|
| 10 | 0.28898 |
| 50 | 1.4449 |
| 100 | 2.8898 |
| 250 | 7.2245 |
| 500 | 14.4490 |
| 1,000 | 28.8980 |
| 2,500 | 72.2449 |
| 5,000 | 144.490 |
| 10,000 | 288.980 |
| 50,000 | 1,444.90 |
| 100,000 | 2,889.80 |
| Year | Open | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 34.1916 | 35.5038 | 33.8161 | 34.6045 | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 34.1643 | 34.8057 | 33.6497 | 34.1525 | −0.0% |
| 2024 | 41.6344 | 43.5230 | 33.6338 | 34.1606 | −18.0% |
| 2023 | 32.5963 | 41.6531 | 32.5104 | 41.6531 | +27.8% |
| 2022 | 29.8820 | 32.8309 | 29.6970 | 32.5970 | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 28.8200 | 30.1958 | 28.1624 | 29.9069 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 26.5759 | 29.5185 | 26.3307 | 29.1245 | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 26.9261 | 27.5360 | 26.2398 | 26.7957 | −0.4% |
| 2018 | 27.0373 | 27.2419 | 26.1993 | 26.8959 | −1.0% |
| 2017 | 26.8067 | 27.6149 | 26.8067 | 27.1786 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 26.9649 | 30.3012 | 26.3328 | 27.0926 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 24.1462 | 28.1812 | 23.7663 | 26.9760 | +11.8% |
| 2014 | 23.0597 | 24.1198 | 22.4070 | 24.1198 | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 22.5475 | 23.3831 | 21.9129 | 23.0591 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 22.2548 | 23.3085 | 21.5507 | 22.5484 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 21.5078 | 28.2015 | 20.5865 | 22.2776 | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 20.1411 | 21.8678 | 19.1504 | 21.4661 | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 20.7328 | 21.6006 | 18.8959 | 19.9539 | −3.8% |
| 2008 | 16.9660 | 21.2218 | 15.6524 | 20.7323 | +22.2% |
| 2007 | 17.6735 | 18.6941 | 16.4734 | 16.9660 | −7.7% |
| 2006 | 19.2010 | 19.6629 | 17.7053 | 18.3808 | −4.7% |
| 2005 | 20.8156 | 20.8956 | 19.1383 | 19.2928 | −3.7% |
| 2004 | 20.2011 | 21.9212 | 20.0320 | 20.0320 | −0.8% |
| 2003 | 20.1877 | 20.3478 | 20.0677 | 20.2011 | — |
From daily closes (UTC). The current year runs to the latest close.
| Month | Average | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | 35.3175 | 35.5038 | 34.5944 | 34.6045 | −2.1% |
| Sep 2026 | 35.1650 | 35.3525 | 34.2524 | 35.3473 | +0.8% |
| Aug 2026 | 35.1975 | 35.4956 | 33.9246 | 35.0628 | +2.6% |
| Jul 2026 | 35.0912 | 35.4949 | 33.8243 | 34.1891 | −0.1% |
| Jun 2026 | 34.8641 | 35.3035 | 34.2221 | 34.2221 | −1.6% |
| May 2026 | 34.6404 | 34.9756 | 34.0654 | 34.7655 | +1.7% |
| Apr 2026 | 34.3218 | 34.7940 | 34.1555 | 34.2011 | −0.8% |
| Mar 2026 | 34.2369 | 34.4918 | 33.8559 | 34.4918 | +0.2% |
| Feb 2026 | 34.1893 | 34.4121 | 33.9818 | 34.4078 | +0.7% |
| Jan 2026 | 34.1913 | 34.4151 | 33.8161 | 34.1838 | +0.1% |
| Dec 2025 | 34.1787 | 34.4508 | 33.9766 | 34.1525 | −0.6% |
| Nov 2025 | 34.2687 | 34.4402 | 34.0479 | 34.3742 | +0.4% |
The Saudi Riyal to Kenyan Shilling exchange rate is 34.6045 (Oct 26, 2026, 5:15 AM UTC): 1 SAR buys 34.6045 KES, and 1 KES buys 0.028898 SAR. That is 0.03% above the previous close.
100 SAR is 3,460.45 KES at the live rate (Oct 26, 2026, 5:15 AM UTC), and 100 KES is 2.8898 SAR.
The highest daily close in our data since 2003 is 43.5230 KES, on January 26, 2024. The lowest is 15.6524 KES, on April 21, 2008.
SAR/KES is a cross rate: the SAR price in US dollars divided by the KES price in US dollars. Both legs update continuously from interbank, exchange and central-bank sources, so SAR/KES moves when either market moves.
Yes. Call /latest with base=KES and currencies=SAR 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=KES¤cies=SAR"{
"success": true,
"base": "KES",
"rates": {
"SAR": 0.02889796612,
"KESSAR": 34.60451147
}
}rates.SAR is how much SAR one KES buys; rates.KESSAR is the price of one SAR in KES.