DSSR · Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)

Rabat, Morocco COLA (Post Allowance) Rate (DSSR)

Effective date: July 12, 2026 Last updated: July 12, 2026
Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)
10%
% of spendable income

Historical rate trend

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

Effective date COLA (Post Allowance) (%)
Jul 12, 2026 10%
Mar 8, 2026 10%
Oct 19, 2025 15%
Jul 13, 2025 20%
May 4, 2025 15%
Mar 23, 2025 10%
Dec 1, 2024 5%
Sep 8, 2024 10%
Aug 11, 2024 5%
Jul 28, 2024 10%
Sep 10, 2023 5%
Jul 16, 2023 10%
Jan 29, 2023 5%
Jul 31, 2022 0%
Mar 27, 2022 5%
Dec 5, 2021 10%
Oct 10, 2021 15%
Oct 11, 2020 0%
Aug 30, 2020 15%
Jun 21, 2020 10%
Jun 7, 2020 5%
May 24, 2020 10%
May 10, 2020 5%
Nov 10, 2019 10%
Jul 21, 2019 5%
Jul 7, 2019 10%
Mar 17, 2019 5%
Feb 17, 2019 10%
Feb 3, 2019 5%
Dec 9, 2018 10%
Nov 11, 2018 5%
Sep 16, 2018 10%
Sep 2, 2018 5%
Aug 6, 2017 10%
Dec 13, 2015 5%
Feb 8, 2015 15%
Jan 11, 2015 20%
Dec 14, 2014 25%
Nov 30, 2014 20%
Sep 7, 2014 25%
Jan 12, 2014 30%
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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 Rabat. 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/MA?type=cola"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2026-07-12",
  "results": [
    {
      "cola": {
        "effective_date": "2026-07-12",
        "rate": 10
      },
      "iso_code": "MA",
      "location": "Rabat",
      "postcode": "10351"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}

Rabat rate FAQ

What is the COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Rabat, Morocco?

The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Rabat, Morocco is 10%, effective Jul 12, 2026.

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

In Mar 8, 2026 the COLA (Post Allowance) rate was 10%. 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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