DSSR · Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)

Guatemala - Other, Guatemala COLA (Post Allowance) Rate (DSSR)

Effective date: July 12, 2026 Last updated: July 12, 2026
Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)
20%
% of spendable income

Historical rate trend

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

Effective date COLA (Post Allowance) (%)
Jul 12, 2026 20%
Feb 8, 2026 20%
Feb 23, 2025 25%
Feb 9, 2025 20%
Dec 1, 2024 25%
Oct 20, 2024 20%
Nov 19, 2023 25%
Jul 2, 2023 15%
Feb 26, 2023 20%
Dec 18, 2022 15%
Nov 6, 2022 20%
Oct 9, 2022 15%
Jun 19, 2022 5%
Apr 10, 2022 10%
Oct 11, 2020 5%
Apr 12, 2020 20%
Mar 29, 2020 25%
Mar 15, 2020 20%
Feb 16, 2020 25%
Aug 18, 2019 20%
Aug 4, 2019 25%
Jun 9, 2019 20%
Apr 28, 2019 25%
Jun 10, 2018 20%
Feb 19, 2017 25%
Sep 7, 2014 20%
Aug 10, 2014 15%
Jul 13, 2014 20%
Jun 29, 2014 15%
May 18, 2014 20%
Feb 23, 2014 15%
Jan 12, 2014 10%
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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 Guatemala - 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/GT?type=cola"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2026-07-12",
  "results": [
    {
      "cola": {
        "effective_date": "2026-07-12",
        "rate": 20
      },
      "iso_code": "GT",
      "location": "Guatemala - Other",
      "postcode": "11858"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}

Guatemala - Other rate FAQ

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

The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Guatemala - Other, Guatemala is 20%, effective Jul 12, 2026.

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

In Feb 8, 2026 the COLA (Post Allowance) rate was 20%. 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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