Taiwan - Other rate history — COLA (Post Allowance) (%). Query any past effective date directly via the API.
| Effective date | COLA (Post Allowance) (%) |
|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2026 | 30% |
| Sep 7, 2025 | 30% |
| Jul 27, 2025 | 35% |
| Jul 13, 2025 | 42% |
| May 18, 2025 | 35% |
| Apr 20, 2025 | 25% |
| Apr 6, 2025 | 20% |
| Oct 20, 2024 | 25% |
| Aug 25, 2024 | 35% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 30% |
| Jun 2, 2024 | 35% |
| May 5, 2024 | 30% |
| Nov 19, 2023 | 35% |
| Jul 16, 2023 | 50% |
| Dec 18, 2022 | 60% |
| Oct 9, 2022 | 50% |
| Sep 11, 2022 | 35% |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 42% |
| Oct 10, 2021 | 50% |
| Oct 11, 2020 | 42% |
| Jun 21, 2020 | 20% |
| Sep 1, 2019 | 15% |
| Aug 18, 2019 | 10% |
| Jul 7, 2019 | 15% |
| Jun 9, 2019 | 10% |
| May 13, 2018 | 15% |
| Jan 21, 2018 | 20% |
| Feb 5, 2017 | 15% |
| Oct 2, 2016 | 10% |
| Sep 18, 2016 | 15% |
| Sep 4, 2016 | 10% |
| Aug 21, 2016 | 15% |
| Aug 23, 2015 | 10% |
| Oct 5, 2014 | 15% |
| Jun 15, 2014 | 20% |
| Jun 1, 2014 | 15% |
| May 18, 2014 | 20% |
| May 4, 2014 | 15% |
| Apr 20, 2014 | 20% |
| Feb 9, 2014 | 15% |
| 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 Taiwan - 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/TW?type=cola"{
"effective_date": "2026-07-12",
"results": [
{
"cola": {
"effective_date": "2026-07-12",
"rate": 30
},
"iso_code": "TW",
"location": "Taiwan - Other",
"postcode": "11906"
}
],
"verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Taiwan - Other, Taiwan is 30%, effective Jul 12, 2026.
In Sep 7, 2025 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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