DSSR · Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)

Equatorial Guinea - Other, Equatorial Guinea COLA (Post Allowance) Rate (DSSR)

Effective date: July 12, 2026 Last updated: July 12, 2026
Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)
50%
% of spendable income

Historical rate trend

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

Effective date COLA (Post Allowance) (%)
Jul 12, 2026 50%
Jun 15, 2025 60%
May 18, 2025 50%
May 4, 2025 60%
Mar 23, 2025 50%
Dec 1, 2024 42%
Aug 25, 2024 50%
Aug 11, 2024 42%
Jul 28, 2024 50%
Jun 30, 2024 42%
Jun 16, 2024 50%
Apr 7, 2024 42%
Mar 24, 2024 50%
Feb 11, 2024 42%
Dec 31, 2023 50%
Dec 17, 2023 42%
Dec 3, 2023 50%
Nov 19, 2023 42%
Jan 1, 2023 50%
Nov 6, 2022 42%
Oct 9, 2022 35%
Jul 17, 2022 25%
Apr 24, 2022 30%
Mar 13, 2022 35%
Feb 27, 2022 42%
Dec 5, 2021 35%
Oct 10, 2021 42%
Jul 18, 2021 20%
Apr 25, 2021 25%
Apr 11, 2021 20%
Jan 31, 2021 25%
Oct 11, 2020 20%
Aug 2, 2020 25%
May 24, 2020 20%
May 10, 2020 15%
Mar 15, 2020 20%
Mar 1, 2020 15%
Oct 27, 2019 20%
Sep 15, 2019 15%
Jul 21, 2019 20%
Nov 11, 2018 15%
Oct 28, 2018 20%
Oct 14, 2018 15%
Aug 5, 2018 20%
Jul 22, 2018 25%
Jun 10, 2018 20%
Mar 4, 2018 25%
Feb 18, 2018 30%
Jan 21, 2018 25%
Nov 12, 2017 20%
Oct 15, 2017 25%
Oct 1, 2017 30%
Aug 6, 2017 25%
Nov 27, 2016 20%
May 29, 2016 25%
May 15, 2016 30%
Feb 21, 2016 25%
Nov 15, 2015 20%
May 17, 2015 25%
Mar 22, 2015 20%
Feb 8, 2015 25%
Jan 25, 2015 30%
Dec 14, 2014 35%
Sep 7, 2014 42%
Jan 12, 2014 50%
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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 Equatorial Guinea - 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/GQ?type=cola"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2026-07-12",
  "results": [
    {
      "cola": {
        "effective_date": "2026-07-12",
        "rate": 50
      },
      "iso_code": "GQ",
      "location": "Equatorial Guinea - Other",
      "postcode": "11832"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}

Equatorial Guinea - Other rate FAQ

What is the COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Equatorial Guinea - Other, Equatorial Guinea?

The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Equatorial Guinea - Other, Equatorial Guinea is 50%, effective Jul 12, 2026.

How has the Equatorial Guinea - Other COLA (Post Allowance) rate changed?

In Jun 15, 2025 the COLA (Post Allowance) rate was 60%. 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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