Riga rate history — COLA (Post Allowance) (%). Query any past effective date directly via the API.
| Effective date | COLA (Post Allowance) (%) |
|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2026 | 35% |
| Feb 8, 2026 | 42% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 35% |
| Apr 20, 2025 | 30% |
| Mar 9, 2025 | 25% |
| Jan 26, 2025 | 20% |
| Nov 3, 2024 | 25% |
| Aug 25, 2024 | 30% |
| Aug 11, 2024 | 25% |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 30% |
| Apr 7, 2024 | 25% |
| Mar 24, 2024 | 30% |
| Feb 11, 2024 | 25% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 30% |
| Dec 17, 2023 | 25% |
| Dec 3, 2023 | 30% |
| Nov 19, 2023 | 25% |
| Oct 8, 2023 | 15% |
| Aug 13, 2023 | 20% |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 25% |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 20% |
| Mar 12, 2023 | 15% |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 20% |
| Dec 4, 2022 | 15% |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 10% |
| Aug 14, 2022 | 15% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 10% |
| May 8, 2022 | 15% |
| Mar 13, 2022 | 20% |
| Feb 27, 2022 | 25% |
| Feb 13, 2022 | 20% |
| Dec 19, 2021 | 25% |
| Dec 5, 2021 | 20% |
| Oct 10, 2021 | 25% |
| Oct 11, 2020 | 10% |
| Apr 5, 2015 | 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 Riga. 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/LV?type=cola"{
"effective_date": "2026-07-12",
"results": [
{
"cola": {
"effective_date": "2026-07-12",
"rate": 35
},
"iso_code": "LV",
"location": "Riga",
"postcode": "10174"
}
],
"verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Riga, Latvia is 35%, effective Jul 12, 2026.
In Feb 8, 2026 the COLA (Post Allowance) rate was 42%. The full history is shown in the table above and is queryable by effective date via the API.
Allowances API is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any U.S. Government agency. All rate data is sourced from official public rate tables and re-published in a normalized format.