Kuwait City rate history — COLA (Post Allowance) (%). Query any past effective date directly via the API.
| Effective date | COLA (Post Allowance) (%) |
|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2026 | 5% |
| May 31, 2026 | 5% |
| May 17, 2026 | 10% |
| Apr 5, 2026 | 5% |
| Feb 8, 2026 | 10% |
| Oct 20, 2024 | 20% |
| Oct 8, 2023 | 10% |
| Dec 4, 2022 | 15% |
| Oct 10, 2021 | 10% |
| Jun 21, 2020 | 15% |
| Mar 29, 2020 | 10% |
| Sep 3, 2017 | 15% |
| Aug 6, 2017 | 20% |
| Oct 30, 2016 | 15% |
| Oct 16, 2016 | 20% |
| Oct 2, 2016 | 15% |
| Aug 21, 2016 | 20% |
| Jul 10, 2016 | 15% |
| Jun 26, 2016 | 20% |
| May 29, 2016 | 15% |
| May 1, 2016 | 20% |
| Apr 17, 2016 | 15% |
| Feb 21, 2016 | 20% |
| Sep 20, 2015 | 15% |
| Sep 6, 2015 | 20% |
| Jul 12, 2015 | 15% |
| Jun 28, 2015 | 20% |
| May 31, 2015 | 15% |
| May 17, 2015 | 20% |
| May 3, 2015 | 15% |
| Mar 8, 2015 | 20% |
| Nov 16, 2014 | 10% |
| Jan 12, 2014 | 15% |
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 Kuwait 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/KW?type=cola"{
"effective_date": "2026-07-12",
"results": [
{
"cola": {
"effective_date": "2026-07-12",
"rate": 5
},
"iso_code": "KW",
"location": "Kuwait City",
"postcode": "10348"
}
],
"verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Kuwait City, Kuwait is 5%, effective Jul 12, 2026.
In May 31, 2026 the COLA (Post Allowance) rate was 5%. The full history is shown in the table above and is queryable by effective date via the API.
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