Democratic Republic of the Congo - Other rate history — COLA (Post Allowance) (%). Query any past effective date directly via the API.
| Effective date | COLA (Post Allowance) (%) |
|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2026 | 80% |
| Oct 4, 2026 | 80% |
| May 17, 2026 | 90% |
| May 3, 2026 | 80% |
| Mar 22, 2026 | 90% |
| Mar 8, 2026 | 100% |
| Feb 8, 2026 | 90% |
| Oct 20, 2024 | 50% |
| Mar 10, 2024 | 15% |
| Dec 17, 2023 | 20% |
| Nov 19, 2023 | 30% |
| Nov 5, 2023 | 15% |
| Jul 16, 2023 | 20% |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 25% |
| May 21, 2023 | 30% |
| May 7, 2023 | 35% |
| Oct 9, 2022 | 42% |
| Oct 10, 2021 | 35% |
| Oct 11, 2020 | 25% |
| Mar 5, 2017 | 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 Democratic Republic of the Congo - 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/CD?type=cola"{
"effective_date": "2026-10-18",
"results": [
{
"cola": {
"effective_date": "2026-10-18",
"rate": 80
},
"iso_code": "CD",
"location": "Democratic Republic of the Congo - Other",
"postcode": "11888"
}
],
"verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Democratic Republic of the Congo - Other, Democratic Republic of the Congo is 80%, effective Oct 18, 2026.
In Oct 4, 2026 the COLA (Post Allowance) rate was 80%. The full history is shown in the table above and is queryable by effective date via the API.
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