DSSR · Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)

Petionville, Haiti COLA (Post Allowance) Rate (DSSR)

Effective date: July 12, 2026 Last updated: July 12, 2026
Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)
70%
% of spendable income

Historical rate trend

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

Effective date COLA (Post Allowance) (%)
Jul 12, 2026 70%
Feb 8, 2026 70%
Oct 20, 2024 50%
Nov 19, 2023 42%
Mar 12, 2023 15%
Jan 15, 2023 0%
Dec 18, 2022 5%
Nov 20, 2022 10%
Oct 9, 2022 20%
Sep 11, 2022 15%
Aug 28, 2022 5%
Jul 3, 2022 15%
May 22, 2022 20%
Mar 13, 2022 25%
Oct 10, 2021 30%
Oct 11, 2020 5%
Apr 14, 2019 25%
Jan 20, 2019 0%
Dec 9, 2018 5%
Sep 30, 2018 10%
Sep 16, 2018 15%
Sep 2, 2018 10%
Aug 5, 2018 15%
Jul 22, 2018 20%
Jun 10, 2018 15%
May 13, 2018 20%
Apr 29, 2018 15%
Apr 15, 2018 20%
Apr 1, 2018 15%
Jun 25, 2017 20%
Apr 16, 2017 15%
Apr 2, 2017 10%
Dec 11, 2016 15%
Oct 30, 2016 20%
Sep 18, 2016 15%
Jun 26, 2016 20%
Jul 12, 2015 10%
Dec 14, 2014 15%
Jan 12, 2014 20%
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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 Petionville. 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/HT?type=cola"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2026-07-12",
  "results": [
    {
      "cola": {
        "effective_date": "2026-07-12",
        "rate": 70
      },
      "iso_code": "HT",
      "location": "Petionville",
      "postcode": "11018"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}

Petionville rate FAQ

What is the COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Petionville, Haiti?

The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Petionville, Haiti is 70%, effective Jul 12, 2026.

How has the Petionville COLA (Post Allowance) rate changed?

In Feb 8, 2026 the COLA (Post Allowance) rate was 70%. 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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