DSSR · Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)

Central African Republic - Other, Central African Republic COLA (Post Allowance) Rate (DSSR)

Effective date: July 12, 2026 Last updated: July 12, 2026
Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)
120%
% of spendable income

Historical rate trend

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

Effective date COLA (Post Allowance) (%)
Jul 12, 2026 120%
Mar 22, 2026 120%
Feb 8, 2026 130%
Jun 15, 2025 100%
May 18, 2025 90%
May 4, 2025 100%
Mar 23, 2025 90%
Dec 1, 2024 80%
Oct 20, 2024 90%
Dec 3, 2023 100%
Nov 19, 2023 90%
Oct 8, 2023 80%
Apr 9, 2023 90%
Mar 12, 2023 80%
Jan 29, 2023 90%
Dec 4, 2022 80%
Jul 3, 2022 70%
Jun 5, 2022 80%
May 8, 2022 70%
Mar 13, 2022 80%
Feb 27, 2022 90%
Feb 13, 2022 80%
Jan 30, 2022 90%
Dec 5, 2021 80%
Oct 10, 2021 90%
Oct 11, 2020 50%
Aug 2, 2020 25%
Jun 7, 2020 20%
May 10, 2020 15%
Mar 15, 2020 20%
Mar 1, 2020 15%
Dec 22, 2019 20%
Dec 8, 2019 15%
Oct 27, 2019 20%
Sep 1, 2019 15%
Jul 21, 2019 20%
Oct 14, 2018 15%
May 27, 2018 20%
Jan 21, 2018 25%
Nov 12, 2017 20%
Aug 20, 2017 25%
May 28, 2017 20%
Oct 30, 2016 15%
Apr 3, 2016 20%
Mar 20, 2016 15%
Feb 21, 2016 20%
Nov 15, 2015 15%
Aug 9, 2015 20%
Jul 26, 2015 15%
May 17, 2015 20%
Mar 22, 2015 15%
Feb 8, 2015 20%
Jan 25, 2015 25%
Oct 19, 2014 30%
Sep 7, 2014 35%
Jan 12, 2014 42%
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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 Central African Republic - 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/CF?type=cola"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2026-07-12",
  "results": [
    {
      "cola": {
        "effective_date": "2026-07-12",
        "rate": 120
      },
      "iso_code": "CF",
      "location": "Central African Republic - Other",
      "postcode": "11827"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}

Central African Republic - Other rate FAQ

What is the COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Central African Republic - Other, Central African Republic?

The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Central African Republic - Other, Central African Republic is 120%, effective Jul 12, 2026.

How has the Central African Republic - Other COLA (Post Allowance) rate changed?

In Mar 22, 2026 the COLA (Post Allowance) rate was 120%. 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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