DSSR · Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)

Abuja, Nigeria COLA (Post Allowance) Rate (DSSR)

Effective date: August 23, 2026 Last updated: August 23, 2026
Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)
0%
% of spendable income

Historical rate trend

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

Effective date COLA (Post Allowance) (%)
Aug 23, 2026 0%
Feb 8, 2026 0%
Mar 10, 2024 10%
Nov 19, 2023 0%
Mar 12, 2023 25%
Nov 20, 2022 15%
Oct 9, 2022 20%
Jun 5, 2022 15%
Oct 10, 2021 20%
Oct 11, 2020 15%
Feb 19, 2017 25%
Feb 9, 2014 42%
Jan 12, 2014 35%
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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 Abuja. 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/NG?type=cola"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2026-08-23",
  "results": [
    {
      "cola": {
        "effective_date": "2026-08-23",
        "rate": 0
      },
      "iso_code": "NG",
      "location": "Abuja",
      "postcode": "10741"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}

Abuja rate FAQ

What is the COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Abuja, Nigeria?

The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Abuja, Nigeria is 0%, effective Aug 23, 2026.

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

In Feb 8, 2026 the COLA (Post Allowance) rate was 0%. The full history is shown in the table above and is queryable by effective date via the API.

Source & methodology

Effective period
Effective Aug 23, 2026
Last updated
August 23, 2026

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