Benin - Other rate history — COLA (Post Allowance) (%). Query any past effective date directly via the API.
| Effective date | COLA (Post Allowance) (%) |
|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2026 | 20% |
| Jun 15, 2025 | 25% |
| Jun 1, 2025 | 20% |
| May 4, 2025 | 25% |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 20% |
| Dec 1, 2024 | 15% |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 20% |
| Jul 14, 2024 | 15% |
| May 19, 2024 | 20% |
| May 5, 2024 | 15% |
| Dec 3, 2023 | 20% |
| Oct 8, 2023 | 15% |
| Sep 10, 2023 | 20% |
| Aug 13, 2023 | 15% |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 25% |
| Jul 16, 2023 | 20% |
| Jun 18, 2023 | 15% |
| Apr 9, 2023 | 20% |
| Feb 26, 2023 | 15% |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 20% |
| Dec 4, 2022 | 15% |
| Oct 23, 2022 | 10% |
| Jul 17, 2022 | 5% |
| Apr 24, 2022 | 10% |
| Apr 10, 2022 | 15% |
| Mar 13, 2022 | 10% |
| Oct 10, 2021 | 15% |
| Jun 20, 2021 | 5% |
| May 23, 2021 | 10% |
| Oct 11, 2020 | 5% |
| Aug 2, 2020 | 20% |
| Jun 7, 2020 | 15% |
| Apr 26, 2020 | 10% |
| Mar 15, 2020 | 15% |
| Mar 1, 2020 | 10% |
| Oct 27, 2019 | 15% |
| Oct 13, 2019 | 10% |
| Sep 15, 2019 | 15% |
| Sep 1, 2019 | 10% |
| Nov 11, 2018 | 15% |
| Jul 22, 2018 | 20% |
| Jun 10, 2018 | 15% |
| May 13, 2018 | 20% |
| Feb 4, 2018 | 25% |
| Jan 7, 2018 | 20% |
| Dec 24, 2017 | 15% |
| Oct 15, 2017 | 20% |
| Oct 1, 2017 | 25% |
| Aug 6, 2017 | 20% |
| May 28, 2017 | 15% |
| Jan 22, 2017 | 10% |
| Jan 8, 2017 | 5% |
| Oct 30, 2016 | 10% |
| Apr 3, 2016 | 15% |
| Mar 20, 2016 | 10% |
| Feb 21, 2016 | 15% |
| Nov 15, 2015 | 10% |
| Aug 9, 2015 | 15% |
| Jul 26, 2015 | 10% |
| May 17, 2015 | 15% |
| Mar 22, 2015 | 10% |
| Feb 8, 2015 | 15% |
| Jan 25, 2015 | 20% |
| Nov 16, 2014 | 25% |
| Sep 21, 2014 | 30% |
| Jun 1, 2014 | 35% |
| Mar 9, 2014 | 42% |
| Jan 26, 2014 | 35% |
| Jan 12, 2014 | 42% |
The same location's rates under other U.S. travel-rate systems:
The post (cost-of-living) allowance offsets higher overseas costs of goods and services for U.S. government civilian employees assigned to Benin - Other. It is expressed as a percentage of spendable income and is used by mobility, HR and payroll teams to compute overseas compensation.
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/BJ?type=cola"{
"effective_date": "2026-07-12",
"results": [
{
"cola": {
"effective_date": "2026-07-12",
"rate": 20
},
"iso_code": "BJ",
"location": "Benin - Other",
"postcode": "11831"
}
],
"verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Benin - Other, Benin is 20%, effective Jul 12, 2026.
In Jun 15, 2025 the COLA (Post Allowance) rate was 25%. The full history is shown in the table above and is queryable by effective date via the API.
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