DSSR · Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)

Belize City, Belize COLA (Post Allowance) Rate (DSSR)

Effective date: May 6, 2012 Last updated: May 6, 2012
Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)
20%
% of spendable income

Historical rate trend

Belize City rate history — COLA (Post Allowance) (%). Query any past effective date directly via the API.

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A rate-history chart needs at least two data points to plot. Only one published rate exists for Belize City so far, so there is nothing to trend yet. The current rate is shown in the table below, and the chart will appear here once the rate changes.

Effective date COLA (Post Allowance) (%)
May 6, 2012 20%

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 Belize City. 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/BZ?type=cola"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2012-05-06",
  "results": [
    {
      "cola": {
        "effective_date": "2012-05-06",
        "rate": 20
      },
      "iso_code": "BZ",
      "location": "Belize City",
      "postcode": "10049"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}

Belize City rate FAQ

What is the COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Belize City, Belize?

The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Belize City, Belize is 20%, effective May 6, 2012.

Source & methodology

Effective period
Effective May 6, 2012
Last updated
May 6, 2012

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