Kenyan shilling to Ugandan shilling Historical Exchange Rates
Welcome to the KES to UGX exchange rate history page. This page contains detailed daily historical exchange rates between KES and UGX from 2025-3-8 to 2025-12-16, making it easy to look up and reference.
1 KES = 27.551 UGX
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1 Kenyan shilling to Ugandan shilling Historical Exchange Rate Trends
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1 Kenyan shilling to Ugandan shilling Data Statistics
This section organizes the historical exchange rate data of 1 KES to UGX, including daily data over the past 1 day, 15 days, 30 days, and 90 days. It also marks the highest, lowest, and average rates during each period, helping you easily understand how the exchange rate has changed over time, which is useful for currency exchange, transfers, or investment decisions.
Past 7 days historical exchange rates
Below are the daily average exchange rates of KES to UGX for the past 7 days, helping you track the trend during this period. We also provide exchange rate changes of UGX to KES, helping you understand fluctuations from different perspectives and better plan your currency exchange, transfers, or fund management.
KES to UGX - Last 7 Days
UGX to KES - Last 7 Days
KES - Kenyan Shilling
The Kenyan Shilling was introduced in 1966 to replace the East African Monetary Unit. The KES plays a key role in East African Community trade, supports the development of the country's agriculture and service industries, and is an important pillar of Kenya's economy.
- Supporting unit:1 shilling = 100 pence (cent)
- Denomination of banknotes:50, 100, 200, 500, 1000 shillings
- Reserve currency:No, it is mainly used for the domestic economy.
- Banknote material:Cotton paper, featuring a watermark and anti-counterfeiting line.
- Metal composition:Copper-nickel alloy, etc.
- Currency symbol:KSh
- Paper currency size:For example, 1000 shillings is approximately 150mm × 70mm.
- language:en
- Main unit:Shilling
- ISO code:KES
- Currency name:Kenyan Shilling
- Exchange Rate System:Floating exchange rate system
- Central Bank:Central Bank of Kenya
- Safe-haven currency:No, exchange rates are heavily influenced by regional economic and political factors.
- Coin denomination:1, 5, 10, 20 shillings
- Countries of Use:Kenya is the only country where it is officially used.
- Cross-border payment:International transfers are supported through the SWIFT network, with the Kenyan shilling being used in East African trade, while international transactions are primarily settled in US dollars or euros.
UGX - Ugandan Shilling
The Ugandan Shilling has been issued since 1966, replacing the East African Monetary Unit. The UGX is the core of Uganda's economy, supporting the development of agriculture, manufacturing and services. The currency has undergone several inflation adjustments and is currently committed to maintaining a stable exchange rate, promoting national economic growth and regional trade cooperation.
- Supporting unit:No auxiliary currency unit; auxiliary currency has been abolished.
- Denomination of banknotes:1000, 2000, 5000, 10000, 20000 shillings
- Reserve currency:No, the US dollar is the primary reserve currency.
- Banknote material:Paper-based, with anti-counterfeiting technology.
- Metal composition:Non-circulating coins
- Currency symbol:USh
- Paper currency size:Approximately 150mm × 70mm for 10,000 shillings.
- language:en
- Main unit:1 shilling
- ISO code:UGX
- Currency name:
- Exchange Rate System:Floating exchange rate system
- Central Bank:Bank of Uganda
- Safe-haven currency:No, regional currency.
- Coin denomination:Non-circulating coins
- Countries of Use:Uganda
- Cross-border payment:The shilling supports SWIFT cross-border payments, but most international transactions are conducted in US dollars and euros.



