Lima rate history — COLA (Post Allowance) (%). Query any past effective date directly via the API.
| Effective date | COLA (Post Allowance) (%) |
|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2026 | 10% |
| May 31, 2026 | 10% |
| May 3, 2026 | 5% |
| Apr 19, 2026 | 10% |
| Mar 22, 2026 | 5% |
| Feb 8, 2026 | 10% |
| Nov 2, 2025 | 20% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 15% |
| Dec 15, 2024 | 10% |
| Dec 1, 2024 | 5% |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 10% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5% |
| Mar 10, 2024 | 10% |
| Feb 11, 2024 | 5% |
| Nov 19, 2023 | 10% |
| Aug 27, 2023 | 0% |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 5% |
| Jul 16, 2023 | 0% |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 5% |
| Oct 11, 2020 | 0% |
| May 24, 2020 | 15% |
| May 10, 2020 | 20% |
| Mar 15, 2020 | 15% |
| Sep 29, 2019 | 20% |
| Sep 15, 2019 | 15% |
| May 13, 2018 | 20% |
| Apr 15, 2018 | 25% |
| Feb 18, 2018 | 20% |
| Dec 10, 2017 | 25% |
| Oct 1, 2017 | 20% |
| Sep 3, 2017 | 25% |
| Jan 8, 2017 | 20% |
| Nov 27, 2016 | 15% |
| Apr 17, 2016 | 20% |
| Apr 3, 2016 | 15% |
| Mar 20, 2016 | 10% |
| Mar 6, 2016 | 5% |
| Nov 29, 2015 | 10% |
| Jun 28, 2015 | 15% |
| Feb 8, 2015 | 20% |
| Sep 21, 2014 | 25% |
| Jan 12, 2014 | 30% |
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 Lima. 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/PE?type=cola"{
"effective_date": "2026-07-12",
"results": [
{
"cola": {
"effective_date": "2026-07-12",
"rate": 10
},
"iso_code": "PE",
"location": "Lima",
"postcode": "10092"
}
],
"verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Lima, Peru is 10%, effective Jul 12, 2026.
In May 31, 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.
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