DSSR · Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)

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

Effective date: July 12, 2026 Last updated: July 12, 2026
Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)
5%
% of spendable income

Historical rate trend

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

Effective date COLA (Post Allowance) (%)
Jul 12, 2026 5%
Feb 8, 2026 5%
Nov 16, 2025 25%
Oct 19, 2025 20%
Sep 21, 2025 25%
Aug 10, 2025 20%
Oct 20, 2024 25%
Aug 13, 2023 15%
Jul 30, 2023 20%
May 21, 2023 25%
Oct 9, 2022 20%
Oct 10, 2021 10%
Oct 11, 2020 0%
May 1, 2016 10%
Nov 15, 2015 15%
Oct 4, 2015 20%
Apr 5, 2015 10%
Jan 12, 2014 15%
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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 Mauritania - 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/MR?type=cola"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2026-07-12",
  "results": [
    {
      "cola": {
        "effective_date": "2026-07-12",
        "rate": 5
      },
      "iso_code": "MR",
      "location": "Mauritania - Other",
      "postcode": "11907"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}

Mauritania - Other rate FAQ

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

The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Mauritania - Other, Mauritania is 5%, effective Jul 12, 2026.

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

In Feb 8, 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.

Source & methodology

Effective period
Effective Jul 12, 2026
Last updated
July 12, 2026

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