DSSR · Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)

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

Effective date: July 12, 2026 Last updated: July 12, 2026
Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)
42%
% of spendable income

Historical rate trend

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

Effective date COLA (Post Allowance) (%)
Jul 12, 2026 42%
Apr 19, 2026 50%
Apr 5, 2026 42%
Dec 28, 2025 50%
Nov 16, 2025 42%
Aug 24, 2025 50%
Aug 10, 2025 42%
Jul 13, 2025 50%
Apr 20, 2025 42%
Mar 9, 2025 35%
Jan 12, 2025 30%
Nov 3, 2024 35%
Sep 8, 2024 42%
Nov 19, 2023 35%
Oct 8, 2023 25%
Sep 10, 2023 30%
Aug 27, 2023 25%
Aug 13, 2023 30%
Jul 30, 2023 35%
Jul 16, 2023 30%
Jul 2, 2023 25%
Mar 26, 2023 30%
Feb 26, 2023 25%
Jan 29, 2023 30%
Dec 4, 2022 25%
Oct 23, 2022 20%
Jul 17, 2022 15%
Apr 24, 2022 20%
Apr 10, 2022 25%
Mar 27, 2022 20%
Nov 21, 2021 25%
Oct 10, 2021 30%
Apr 25, 2021 20%
Apr 11, 2021 15%
Oct 11, 2020 20%
Aug 2, 2020 15%
Jul 5, 2020 10%
Jun 21, 2020 15%
Jul 21, 2019 10%
Jul 7, 2019 15%
Apr 14, 2019 10%
Mar 17, 2019 15%
Nov 11, 2018 30%
Oct 28, 2018 35%
Oct 14, 2018 30%
Sep 16, 2018 35%
Aug 19, 2018 30%
Jul 22, 2018 35%
May 27, 2018 30%
Apr 29, 2018 35%
Feb 4, 2018 42%
Dec 24, 2017 30%
Nov 26, 2017 35%
Nov 12, 2017 30%
Aug 20, 2017 35%
Jul 9, 2017 30%
May 14, 2017 25%
Apr 16, 2017 20%
Apr 2, 2017 25%
Jan 8, 2017 20%
Dec 25, 2016 25%
Dec 11, 2016 20%
Oct 2, 2016 25%
Sep 4, 2016 30%
Jul 10, 2016 25%
Jun 26, 2016 30%
Jun 12, 2016 25%
Apr 3, 2016 30%
Mar 6, 2016 25%
Feb 21, 2016 30%
Dec 27, 2015 25%
Nov 29, 2015 20%
Nov 15, 2015 25%
Oct 4, 2015 30%
Sep 20, 2015 25%
Sep 6, 2015 30%
Jul 12, 2015 25%
Jun 28, 2015 30%
May 31, 2015 25%
May 17, 2015 30%
Mar 22, 2015 25%
Mar 8, 2015 30%
Jan 25, 2015 20%
Jan 11, 2015 25%
Oct 5, 2014 30%
Aug 24, 2014 35%
Jan 12, 2014 42%
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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 Senegal - 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/SN?type=cola"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2026-07-12",
  "results": [
    {
      "cola": {
        "effective_date": "2026-07-12",
        "rate": 42
      },
      "iso_code": "SN",
      "location": "Senegal - Other",
      "postcode": "11877"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}

Senegal - Other rate FAQ

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

The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Senegal - Other, Senegal is 42%, effective Jul 12, 2026.

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

In Apr 19, 2026 the COLA (Post Allowance) rate was 50%. 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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