Somali Shilling (SOS)

The Somali Shilling is the official currency of Somalia.

Currency Details

Currency Code SOS
Symbol Sh
Minor Unit Cent (1/100, not in circulation)
Country Somalia
Central Bank Central Bank of Somalia

Official SOS Central Bank Rates

Live rates on this page are mid-market rates. If you need official central-bank reference rates for compliance, tax, or audit purposes, AllRatesToday also serves published rates from 123 central banks as JSON — see the Central Bank Exchange Rate API.

Popular SOS Conversions

→ SOS to USD → SOS to EUR → SOS to GBP → SOS to KES → SOS to ETB → SOS to AED → SOS to SAR → SOS to DJF

Live SOS Exchange Rates

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Coins & Banknotes

🪙 Coins

5 Sh10 Sh25 Sh50 Sh100 Sh

💵 Banknotes

Sh500Sh1000Sh5000Sh10000Sh20000

Frequently Asked Questions

The ISO 4217 currency code for the Somali Shilling is SOS. This three-letter code is used internationally in banking, finance, and commerce to identify the Somali Shilling.
The Somali Shilling (SOS) is the official currency of Somalia. It is managed by the Central Bank of Somalia.
The symbol for the Somali Shilling is Sh. The minor unit is the Cent (1/100, not in circulation).
The Somali Shilling (SOS) is managed by the Central Bank of Somalia. The central bank is responsible for monetary policy, issuing banknotes and coins, and maintaining the stability of the currency.
Yes. The AllRatesToday API returns live SOS mid-market rates against 160+ currencies as JSON: call GET /api/v1/rates?source=SOS&target=USD with your API key. The same endpoint converts amounts, returns a past date or a date range, and can answer in CSV, XML or Excel. A free API key is available.
Yes. Add time=YYYY-MM-DD for a single past date, or from= and to= for a daily series, to the /api/v1/rates request for SOS. Charts for the last 7 days to 1 year are also available via /api/historical-rates with a period parameter.
The Central Bank of Somalia is not one of the institutions we collect directly, but SOS may be quoted in tables published by other central banks or the IMF. The Central Bank Exchange Rate API lists every institution and the currencies each one quotes.

SOS Exchange Rate API

Get live Somali Shilling (SOS) exchange rates in your app, spreadsheet or backend with one HTTPS request. The AllRatesToday API returns SOS mid-market rates against 160+ currencies as JSON, converts amounts, serves past dates and date ranges.

Endpoints for SOS

What you needRequest
Latest SOS/USD rateGET /api/v1/rates?source=SOS&target=USD
SOS against several currenciesGET /api/v1/rates?source=SOS&target=USD,EUR,GBP
Convert an amount from SOSGET /api/v1/rates?source=SOS&target=USD&amount=1000
SOS rate on a past dateGET /api/v1/rates?source=SOS&target=USD&time=2026-06-30
SOS rate history for a date rangeGET /api/v1/rates?source=SOS&target=USD&from=2026-01-01&to=2026-06-30
SOS rates as CSV, XML or ExcelGET /api/v1/rates?source=SOS&target=USD,EUR,GBP&format=csv

Send your key as Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY.

Example request

cURL

curl "https://allratestoday.com/api/v1/rates?source=SOS&target=USD" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

JavaScript (npm install @allratestoday/sdk)

import AllRatesToday from '@allratestoday/sdk';

const client = new AllRatesToday('YOUR_API_KEY');
const rate = await client.getRate('SOS', 'USD');
console.log(rate);

Python (pip install allratestoday)

from allratestoday import AllRatesToday

client = AllRatesToday(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")
rate = client.get_rate("SOS", "USD")
print(rate)

Example response

[
  {
    "rate": 0.0000,
    "source": "SOS",
    "target": "USD",
    "time": "2026-11-01T12:00:00Z"
  }
]

The rate value above is filled in from the live SOS/USD rate when the page loads.

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