GBP/KES Exchange Rate (Pound to Kenyan Shilling)

Live GBP/KES exchange rate with intraday chart, daily statistics, forecasts and latest news.

Live Rate
1 GBP = 171.2000 KES ▼ -0.1200%
High 171.3000
Low 171.2000
Open 171.3000
Prev. Close 171.4000
Source: Barchart.com · 15-min delay
One Week
-1.55%
171.4000 H · 171.2000 L
One Month
-2.00%
174.5000 H · 171.2000 L
One Year
-2.84%
177.9000 H · 171.2000 L
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Market Analysis: Updated Daily 23 June 2026

What's Driving GBP/KES Today

The Pound to Kenyan Shilling exchange rate is shaped by monetary policy decisions from both central banks, alongside inflation data, economic growth indicators and global risk sentiment. Sterling pairs are particularly sensitive to UK data releases and political developments.

Key drivers to watch include central bank rate decisions, CPI inflation prints, labour market data and trade balance figures. Our editorial team publishes daily commentary on the forces moving the GBP/KES rate.

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Daily Pound to Kenyan Shilling Statistics
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DateOpenCloseHighLowMid
Tue 23 Jun171.3000171.2000171.3000171.2000171.2500
Mon 22 Jun171.4000171.4000171.4000171.4000171.4000
Fri 19 Jun171.3000171.3000171.3000171.3000171.3000
Thu 18 Jun171.2000171.2000171.2000171.2000171.2000
Wed 17 Jun173.6000173.6000173.6000173.6000173.6000
Tue 16 Jun173.8000173.9000173.9000173.8000173.8500
Mon 15 Jun173.8000173.8000173.8000173.8000173.8000
Fri 12 Jun173.1000173.7000173.7000173.1000173.4000
Thu 11 Jun173.1000173.1000173.1000173.1000173.1000
Wed 10 Jun173.5000173.5000173.5000173.5000173.5000
Tue 9 Jun173.3000173.3000173.3000173.3000173.3000
Mon 8 Jun172.7000172.7000172.7000172.7000172.7000
Fri 5 Jun173.8000174.4000174.4000173.8000174.1000
Thu 4 Jun173.9000173.9000173.9000173.9000173.9000
Wed 3 Jun174.1000174.1000174.1000174.1000174.1000
Tue 2 Jun174.5000174.3000174.5000174.3000174.4000
Mon 1 Jun174.5000174.5000174.5000174.5000174.5000
Fri 29 May173.4000173.7000173.7000173.4000173.5500
Thu 28 May174.2000173.4000174.2000173.4000173.8000
Wed 27 May174.6000174.2000174.6000174.2000174.4000
Tue 26 May174.7000174.7000174.7000174.7000174.7000
Mon 25 May174.9000174.9000174.9000174.9000174.9000
Fri 22 May174.2000174.2000174.2000174.2000174.2000
Thu 21 May173.4000173.4000173.4000173.4000173.4000
Wed 20 May173.6000173.6000173.6000173.6000173.6000
Tue 19 May173.7000173.7000173.7000173.7000173.7000
Mon 18 May173.2000173.2000173.2000173.2000173.2000
Fri 15 May172.6000172.6000172.6000172.6000172.6000
Thu 14 May174.8000174.8000174.8000174.8000174.8000
Wed 13 May174.8000174.4000174.8000174.4000174.6000
Tue 12 May175.7000174.8000175.7000174.8000175.2500
Mon 11 May175.7000175.7000175.7000175.7000175.7000
Fri 8 May175.7000175.7000175.7000175.7000175.7000
Thu 7 May175.8000175.8000175.8000175.8000175.8000
Wed 6 May174.9000176.5000176.5000174.9000175.7000
Tue 5 May174.9000174.9000174.9000174.9000174.9000
Mon 4 May175.0000175.0000175.0000175.0000175.0000
Fri 1 May174.7000174.7000174.7000174.7000174.7000
Thu 30 Apr174.7000174.7000174.7000174.7000174.7000
Wed 29 Apr174.5000174.5000174.5000174.5000174.5000
Tue 28 Apr175.2000174.3000175.2000174.3000174.7500
Mon 27 Apr175.1000175.1000175.2000175.1000175.1000
Fri 24 Apr174.4000174.4000174.4000174.4000174.4000
Thu 23 Apr174.5000174.5000174.5000174.5000174.5000
Wed 22 Apr174.5000174.6000174.6000174.5000174.5500
Tue 21 Apr174.5000174.4000174.5000174.4000174.4500
Mon 20 Apr174.2000174.5000174.5000174.2000174.3500
Fri 17 Apr175.0000174.2000175.0000174.2000174.6000
Thu 16 Apr175.0000175.0000175.0000175.0000175.0000
Wed 15 Apr175.5000175.1000175.5000175.1000175.3000
Tue 14 Apr175.5000175.5000175.5000175.5000175.5000
Mon 13 Apr173.9000174.0000174.0000173.9000173.9500
Fri 10 Apr173.9000173.9000173.9000173.9000173.9000
Thu 9 Apr173.2000173.2000173.2000173.2000173.2000
Wed 8 Apr172.5000174.1000174.1000172.5000173.3000
Tue 7 Apr172.5000172.5000172.5000172.5000172.5000
Mon 6 Apr171.5000171.5000171.5000171.5000171.5000
Fri 3 Apr171.5000171.5000171.5000171.5000171.5000
Thu 2 Apr173.2000171.5000173.2000171.5000172.3500
Wed 1 Apr173.1000173.1000173.1000173.1000173.1000
Tue 31 Mar171.9000171.9000171.9000171.9000171.9000
Mon 30 Mar172.0000172.0000172.0000172.0000172.0000
Fri 27 Mar173.0000172.5000173.0000172.5000172.7500
Thu 26 Mar173.8000173.0000173.8000173.0000173.4000
Wed 25 Mar173.6000173.8000173.8000173.6000173.7000
Tue 24 Mar173.2000173.6000173.6000173.2000173.4000
Mon 23 Mar173.5000173.5000173.5000173.5000173.5000
Fri 20 Mar172.6000173.5000173.5000172.6000173.0500
Thu 19 Mar173.0000172.5000173.0000172.5000172.7500
Wed 18 Mar172.8000173.0000173.0000172.8000172.9000
Tue 17 Mar172.0000172.8000172.8000172.0000172.4000
Mon 16 Mar171.6000172.0000172.0000171.6000171.8000
Fri 13 Mar173.0000171.5000173.0000171.5000172.2500
Thu 12 Mar173.5000173.0000173.5000173.0000173.2500
Wed 11 Mar173.8000173.4000173.8000173.4000173.6000
Tue 10 Mar172.6000173.8000173.8000172.6000173.2000
Mon 9 Mar172.6000172.6000172.6000172.6000172.6000
Fri 6 Mar172.7000172.0000172.7000172.0000172.3500
Thu 5 Mar172.8000172.7000172.8000172.7000172.7500
Wed 4 Mar172.8000172.8000172.8000172.8000172.8000
Tue 3 Mar173.3000173.3000173.3000173.3000173.3000
Mon 2 Mar173.6000173.2000173.6000173.2000173.4000
Fri 27 Feb173.7000173.7000173.7000173.7000173.7000
Thu 26 Feb174.1000177.3000177.3000174.1000175.7000
Wed 25 Feb174.0000174.1000174.1000174.0000174.0500
Tue 24 Feb173.6000174.0000174.0000173.6000173.8000
Mon 23 Feb173.6000173.6000173.6000173.6000173.6000
Fri 20 Feb173.8000173.7000173.8000173.7000173.7500
Thu 19 Feb174.8000173.8000174.8000173.8000174.3000
Wed 18 Feb174.9000174.9000174.9000174.9000174.9000
Tue 17 Feb176.0000175.0000176.0000175.0000175.5000
Mon 16 Feb175.5000176.1000176.1000175.5000175.8000
Fri 13 Feb176.0000175.4000176.0000175.4000175.7000
Thu 12 Feb176.1000176.1000176.1000176.1000176.1000
Wed 11 Feb176.1000176.5000176.5000176.1000176.3000
Tue 10 Feb175.9000176.2000176.2000175.9000176.0500
Mon 9 Feb175.0000175.9000175.9000175.0000175.4500
Fri 6 Feb174.9000175.3000175.3000174.9000175.1000
Thu 5 Feb176.8000175.0000176.8000175.0000175.9000
Wed 4 Feb176.1000176.9000176.9000176.1000176.5000
Tue 3 Feb176.1000176.1000176.1000176.1000176.1000
Mon 2 Feb176.8000176.8000176.8000176.8000176.8000
Fri 30 Jan177.9000177.9000177.9000177.9000177.9000
Thu 29 Jan177.9000177.9000177.9000177.9000177.9000
Wed 28 Jan177.6000177.6000177.6000177.6000177.6000
Tue 27 Jan176.2000176.8000176.8000176.2000176.5000
Mon 26 Jan174.3000176.2000176.2000174.3000175.2500
Fri 23 Jan174.3000174.3000174.3000174.3000174.3000
Thu 22 Jan173.1000173.1000173.1000173.1000173.1000
Wed 21 Jan173.6000173.0000173.6000173.0000173.3000
Tue 20 Jan173.0000173.6000173.6000173.0000173.3000
Mon 19 Jan172.9000173.0000173.0000172.9000172.9500
Fri 16 Jan173.2000172.9000173.2000172.9000173.0500
Thu 15 Jan173.5000173.2000173.5000173.2000173.3500
Wed 14 Jan173.7000173.5000173.7000173.5000173.6000
Tue 13 Jan173.8000173.8000173.8000173.8000173.8000
Mon 12 Jan173.0000173.7000173.7000173.0000173.3500
Fri 9 Jan173.7000173.0000173.7000173.0000173.3500
Thu 8 Jan173.7000173.7000173.7000173.7000173.7000
Wed 7 Jan174.6000174.2000174.6000174.2000174.4000
Tue 6 Jan174.6000174.6000174.6000174.6000174.6000
Mon 5 Jan173.5000173.7000173.7000173.5000173.6000
Fri 2 Jan173.4000173.4000173.4000173.4000173.4000
Thu 1 Jan173.6000173.6000173.6000173.6000173.6000
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