Sweden - Other rate history — COLA (Post Allowance) (%). Query any past effective date directly via the API.
| Effective date | COLA (Post Allowance) (%) |
|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2026 | 25% |
| May 17, 2026 | 30% |
| May 3, 2026 | 35% |
| Apr 5, 2026 | 30% |
| Feb 8, 2026 | 35% |
| Dec 14, 2025 | 42% |
| Nov 16, 2025 | 35% |
| Sep 21, 2025 | 42% |
| Apr 6, 2025 | 35% |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 30% |
| Feb 23, 2025 | 25% |
| Dec 1, 2024 | 20% |
| Nov 3, 2024 | 25% |
| Oct 20, 2024 | 30% |
| Oct 6, 2024 | 20% |
| Aug 25, 2024 | 15% |
| Aug 11, 2024 | 10% |
| Jun 16, 2024 | 15% |
| May 5, 2024 | 10% |
| Dec 3, 2023 | 15% |
| Nov 19, 2023 | 10% |
| Nov 5, 2023 | 15% |
| Oct 22, 2023 | 20% |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 15% |
| Aug 13, 2023 | 20% |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 25% |
| Jun 4, 2023 | 20% |
| Apr 9, 2023 | 25% |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 20% |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 25% |
| Jan 15, 2023 | 20% |
| Dec 18, 2022 | 25% |
| Nov 20, 2022 | 20% |
| Oct 9, 2022 | 15% |
| Sep 11, 2022 | 25% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 30% |
| Jul 17, 2022 | 25% |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 30% |
| Jun 5, 2022 | 35% |
| May 22, 2022 | 30% |
| Apr 24, 2022 | 35% |
| Apr 10, 2022 | 42% |
| Mar 13, 2022 | 35% |
| Dec 5, 2021 | 42% |
| Nov 7, 2021 | 50% |
| Oct 10, 2021 | 42% |
| Oct 11, 2020 | 25% |
| Sep 27, 2020 | 42% |
| Aug 16, 2020 | 50% |
| Jun 21, 2020 | 42% |
| Apr 12, 2020 | 35% |
| Mar 29, 2020 | 30% |
| Jul 21, 2019 | 35% |
| Jul 7, 2019 | 42% |
| May 12, 2019 | 30% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 35% |
| Mar 3, 2019 | 30% |
| Jul 8, 2018 | 35% |
| Jun 24, 2018 | 42% |
| May 13, 2018 | 35% |
| Feb 18, 2018 | 42% |
| Feb 4, 2018 | 50% |
| Oct 15, 2017 | 42% |
| Sep 17, 2017 | 50% |
| Jul 9, 2017 | 42% |
| Oct 30, 2016 | 35% |
| Dec 13, 2015 | 42% |
| Nov 29, 2015 | 35% |
| May 17, 2015 | 42% |
| May 3, 2015 | 35% |
| Jan 25, 2015 | 42% |
| Dec 14, 2014 | 50% |
| Sep 7, 2014 | 60% |
| Jun 1, 2014 | 70% |
| May 18, 2014 | 80% |
| Apr 20, 2014 | 70% |
| Jan 12, 2014 | 80% |
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 Sweden - 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/SE?type=cola"{
"effective_date": "2026-07-12",
"results": [
{
"cola": {
"effective_date": "2026-07-12",
"rate": 25
},
"iso_code": "SE",
"location": "Sweden - Other",
"postcode": "11780"
}
],
"verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Sweden - Other, Sweden is 25%, effective Jul 12, 2026.
In May 17, 2026 the COLA (Post Allowance) rate was 30%. The full history is shown in the table above and is queryable by effective date via the API.
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