DSSR · Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)

Armenia - Other, Armenia COLA (Post Allowance) Rate (DSSR)

Effective date: July 12, 2026 Last updated: July 12, 2026
Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)
35%
% of spendable income

Historical rate trend

Armenia - Other rate history — COLA (Post Allowance) (%). Query any past effective date directly via the API.

Effective date COLA (Post Allowance) (%)
Jul 12, 2026 35%
May 3, 2026 35%
Feb 8, 2026 30%
Jul 27, 2025 42%
Oct 20, 2024 35%
Jun 2, 2024 42%
Nov 5, 2023 35%
Mar 12, 2023 42%
Nov 6, 2022 35%
Oct 9, 2022 30%
Jul 3, 2022 20%
Jun 19, 2022 15%
May 22, 2022 5%
May 8, 2022 10%
Apr 10, 2022 5%
Mar 27, 2022 0%
Oct 10, 2021 5%
Oct 11, 2020 0%
Apr 17, 2016 10%
Jan 12, 2014 0%
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How this rate is used

The post (cost-of-living) allowance offsets higher overseas costs of goods and services for U.S. government civilian employees assigned to Armenia - Other. It is expressed as a percentage of spendable income and is used by mobility, HR and payroll teams to compute overseas compensation.

Get this data from the API

The exact request that returns this page's data. Change the date parameter to query any historical effective date, or pull it straight into your ERP, payroll, or expense system.

curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
  "https://api.allowancesapi.com/v1/dssr/allowances/AM?type=cola"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2026-07-12",
  "results": [
    {
      "cola": {
        "effective_date": "2026-07-12",
        "rate": 35
      },
      "iso_code": "AM",
      "location": "Armenia - Other",
      "postcode": "11756"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}

Armenia - Other rate FAQ

What is the COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Armenia - Other, Armenia?

The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Armenia - Other, Armenia is 35%, effective Jul 12, 2026.

How has the Armenia - Other COLA (Post Allowance) rate changed?

In May 3, 2026 the COLA (Post Allowance) rate was 35%. The full history is shown in the table above and is queryable by effective date via the API.

Source & methodology

Effective period
Effective Jul 12, 2026
Last updated
July 12, 2026

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