Djibouti City rate history — COLA (Post Allowance) (%). Query any past effective date directly via the API.
| Effective date | COLA (Post Allowance) (%) |
|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2026 | 50% |
| Feb 8, 2026 | 50% |
| Oct 20, 2024 | 60% |
| Oct 9, 2022 | 50% |
| Oct 10, 2021 | 42% |
| Jul 13, 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 Djibouti City. 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/DJ?type=cola"{
"effective_date": "2026-07-12",
"results": [
{
"cola": {
"effective_date": "2026-07-12",
"rate": 50
},
"iso_code": "DJ",
"location": "Djibouti City",
"postcode": "11078"
}
],
"verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Djibouti City, Djibouti is 50%, effective Jul 12, 2026.
In Feb 8, 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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