Sierra Leone - Other rate history — COLA (Post Allowance) (%). Query any past effective date directly via the API.
| Effective date | COLA (Post Allowance) (%) |
|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2026 | 10% |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 10% |
| Jul 26, 2026 | 15% |
| Apr 5, 2026 | 10% |
| Mar 22, 2026 | 15% |
| Feb 8, 2026 | 10% |
| Mar 10, 2024 | 30% |
| Jan 28, 2024 | 5% |
| Dec 5, 2021 | 0% |
| Oct 11, 2020 | 5% |
| Sep 21, 2014 | 25% |
| Jan 12, 2014 | 20% |
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 Sierra Leone - Other. 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/SL?type=cola"{
"effective_date": "2026-10-18",
"results": [
{
"cola": {
"effective_date": "2026-10-18",
"rate": 10
},
"iso_code": "SL",
"location": "Sierra Leone - Other",
"postcode": "11846"
}
],
"verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Sierra Leone - Other, Sierra Leone is 10%, effective Oct 18, 2026.
In Aug 23, 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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