Lome rate history — COLA (Post Allowance) (%). Query any past effective date directly via the API.
| Effective date | COLA (Post Allowance) (%) |
|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2026 | 30% |
| Mar 8, 2026 | 30% |
| Feb 8, 2026 | 35% |
| Oct 19, 2025 | 30% |
| Oct 5, 2025 | 35% |
| May 4, 2025 | 30% |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 25% |
| Feb 9, 2025 | 20% |
| Jan 26, 2025 | 15% |
| Dec 1, 2024 | 20% |
| Aug 25, 2024 | 25% |
| Apr 7, 2024 | 20% |
| Mar 24, 2024 | 25% |
| Jan 28, 2024 | 20% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 25% |
| Sep 10, 2023 | 20% |
| Aug 27, 2023 | 15% |
| Aug 13, 2023 | 20% |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 25% |
| Jul 16, 2023 | 20% |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 15% |
| Jan 1, 2023 | 20% |
| Dec 4, 2022 | 15% |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 10% |
| Sep 11, 2022 | 5% |
| Jul 17, 2022 | 10% |
| Apr 24, 2022 | 15% |
| Apr 10, 2022 | 20% |
| Mar 13, 2022 | 15% |
| Oct 10, 2021 | 20% |
| Apr 25, 2021 | 15% |
| Apr 11, 2021 | 10% |
| Oct 11, 2020 | 15% |
| Aug 16, 2020 | 20% |
| Jun 21, 2020 | 15% |
| Apr 12, 2020 | 10% |
| Mar 15, 2020 | 15% |
| Mar 1, 2020 | 10% |
| Dec 8, 2019 | 15% |
| Nov 24, 2019 | 10% |
| Nov 10, 2019 | 15% |
| Aug 4, 2019 | 10% |
| Aug 19, 2018 | 15% |
| Aug 5, 2018 | 20% |
| Jun 24, 2018 | 15% |
| May 27, 2018 | 10% |
| Apr 29, 2018 | 15% |
| Feb 4, 2018 | 20% |
| Dec 24, 2017 | 10% |
| Dec 10, 2017 | 15% |
| Nov 12, 2017 | 10% |
| Aug 20, 2017 | 15% |
| Jun 11, 2017 | 10% |
| Apr 2, 2017 | 5% |
| Mar 19, 2017 | 0% |
| Jan 22, 2017 | 5% |
| Jan 8, 2017 | 0% |
| Oct 30, 2016 | 5% |
| Aug 21, 2016 | 10% |
| Jul 10, 2016 | 5% |
| Apr 3, 2016 | 10% |
| Mar 6, 2016 | 5% |
| Feb 21, 2016 | 10% |
| Nov 15, 2015 | 5% |
| Sep 6, 2015 | 10% |
| Jul 26, 2015 | 5% |
| May 17, 2015 | 10% |
| Mar 22, 2015 | 5% |
| Feb 8, 2015 | 10% |
| Jan 11, 2015 | 15% |
| Dec 28, 2014 | 20% |
| Dec 14, 2014 | 15% |
| Nov 2, 2014 | 20% |
| Sep 7, 2014 | 25% |
| Jun 1, 2014 | 30% |
| May 18, 2014 | 35% |
| Apr 6, 2014 | 30% |
| Mar 23, 2014 | 35% |
| 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 Lome. 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/TG?type=cola"{
"effective_date": "2026-07-12",
"results": [
{
"cola": {
"effective_date": "2026-07-12",
"rate": 30
},
"iso_code": "TG",
"location": "Lome",
"postcode": "10422"
}
],
"verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Lome, Togo is 30%, effective Jul 12, 2026.
In Mar 8, 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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