Burkina Faso - Other rate history — COLA (Post Allowance) (%). Query any past effective date directly via the API.
| Effective date | COLA (Post Allowance) (%) |
|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2026 | 42% |
| Apr 19, 2026 | 50% |
| Apr 5, 2026 | 42% |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 50% |
| Nov 2, 2025 | 42% |
| Sep 21, 2025 | 50% |
| Sep 7, 2025 | 42% |
| Aug 24, 2025 | 50% |
| Aug 10, 2025 | 42% |
| Jul 13, 2025 | 50% |
| Apr 20, 2025 | 42% |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 35% |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 30% |
| Nov 3, 2024 | 35% |
| Oct 6, 2024 | 42% |
| Dec 3, 2023 | 35% |
| Nov 19, 2023 | 30% |
| Oct 8, 2023 | 25% |
| Sep 10, 2023 | 30% |
| Aug 27, 2023 | 25% |
| Aug 13, 2023 | 30% |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 35% |
| Jul 16, 2023 | 30% |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 25% |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 30% |
| Mar 12, 2023 | 25% |
| Jan 1, 2023 | 30% |
| Dec 4, 2022 | 25% |
| Oct 23, 2022 | 20% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 15% |
| May 8, 2022 | 20% |
| Mar 13, 2022 | 25% |
| Feb 27, 2022 | 30% |
| Feb 13, 2022 | 25% |
| Jan 2, 2022 | 30% |
| Dec 5, 2021 | 25% |
| Oct 10, 2021 | 30% |
| Oct 11, 2020 | 0% |
| Aug 16, 2020 | 20% |
| Jun 21, 2020 | 15% |
| Feb 2, 2020 | 10% |
| Jan 19, 2020 | 15% |
| Aug 4, 2019 | 10% |
| Jun 23, 2019 | 15% |
| Jun 9, 2019 | 10% |
| May 26, 2019 | 15% |
| May 12, 2019 | 10% |
| Jul 22, 2018 | 15% |
| Jul 8, 2018 | 10% |
| May 13, 2018 | 15% |
| Apr 29, 2018 | 20% |
| Mar 18, 2018 | 25% |
| Mar 4, 2018 | 20% |
| Feb 4, 2018 | 25% |
| Dec 24, 2017 | 15% |
| Dec 10, 2017 | 20% |
| Nov 12, 2017 | 15% |
| Sep 3, 2017 | 20% |
| Jul 23, 2017 | 15% |
| May 14, 2017 | 10% |
| Apr 16, 2017 | 5% |
| Apr 2, 2017 | 10% |
| Jan 8, 2017 | 5% |
| Dec 25, 2016 | 10% |
| Dec 11, 2016 | 5% |
| Sep 18, 2016 | 10% |
| Sep 4, 2016 | 15% |
| Jun 12, 2016 | 10% |
| Apr 17, 2016 | 15% |
| Dec 27, 2015 | 5% |
| Nov 29, 2015 | 0% |
| Sep 20, 2015 | 5% |
| Sep 6, 2015 | 10% |
| May 17, 2015 | 5% |
| May 3, 2015 | 0% |
| Feb 22, 2015 | 5% |
| Jan 25, 2015 | 10% |
| Nov 16, 2014 | 15% |
| Sep 7, 2014 | 20% |
| Jun 1, 2014 | 25% |
| Apr 20, 2014 | 30% |
| Apr 6, 2014 | 25% |
| Mar 23, 2014 | 30% |
| Jan 12, 2014 | 25% |
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 Burkina Faso - 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/BF?type=cola"{
"effective_date": "2026-07-12",
"results": [
{
"cola": {
"effective_date": "2026-07-12",
"rate": 42
},
"iso_code": "BF",
"location": "Burkina Faso - Other",
"postcode": "11854"
}
],
"verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Burkina Faso - Other, Burkina Faso is 42%, effective Jul 12, 2026.
In Apr 19, 2026 the COLA (Post Allowance) rate was 50%. The full history is shown in the table above and is queryable by effective date via the API.
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