Bamako rate history — COLA (Post Allowance) (%). Query any past effective date directly via the API.
| Effective date | COLA (Post Allowance) (%) |
|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2026 | 42% |
| Mar 8, 2026 | 42% |
| May 4, 2025 | 50% |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 42% |
| Dec 15, 2024 | 35% |
| Nov 19, 2023 | 42% |
| Aug 13, 2023 | 35% |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 42% |
| Jun 4, 2023 | 35% |
| Apr 23, 2023 | 42% |
| Jan 1, 2023 | 35% |
| Dec 4, 2022 | 30% |
| Oct 9, 2022 | 25% |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 20% |
| Sep 11, 2022 | 15% |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 20% |
| Jun 5, 2022 | 25% |
| May 22, 2022 | 20% |
| Mar 13, 2022 | 25% |
| Oct 24, 2021 | 30% |
| Oct 10, 2021 | 35% |
| Jun 20, 2021 | 15% |
| Jun 6, 2021 | 20% |
| Apr 25, 2021 | 15% |
| Apr 11, 2021 | 10% |
| Aug 2, 2020 | 15% |
| Feb 3, 2019 | 10% |
| Jan 20, 2019 | 15% |
| Nov 11, 2018 | 10% |
| Jul 22, 2018 | 15% |
| Jun 10, 2018 | 10% |
| Apr 29, 2018 | 15% |
| Feb 4, 2018 | 20% |
| Jan 7, 2018 | 15% |
| Dec 24, 2017 | 10% |
| Aug 6, 2017 | 15% |
| May 14, 2017 | 10% |
| Dec 11, 2016 | 5% |
| May 29, 2016 | 10% |
| May 15, 2016 | 15% |
| Dec 27, 2015 | 10% |
| Nov 29, 2015 | 5% |
| May 17, 2015 | 10% |
| May 3, 2015 | 5% |
| Feb 8, 2015 | 10% |
| Jan 11, 2015 | 15% |
| Oct 5, 2014 | 20% |
| 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 Bamako. 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/ML?type=cola"{
"effective_date": "2026-07-12",
"results": [
{
"cola": {
"effective_date": "2026-07-12",
"rate": 42
},
"iso_code": "ML",
"location": "Bamako",
"postcode": "10401"
}
],
"verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Bamako, Mali is 42%, effective Jul 12, 2026.
In Mar 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.
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