DSSR · Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)

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

Effective date: July 12, 2026 Last updated: July 12, 2026
Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)
70%
% of spendable income

Historical rate trend

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

Effective date COLA (Post Allowance) (%)
Jul 12, 2026 70%
Feb 8, 2026 70%
Oct 20, 2024 25%
Nov 19, 2023 30%
Oct 9, 2022 25%
Apr 24, 2022 15%
Oct 24, 2021 110%
Oct 11, 2020 50%
Aug 19, 2018 30%
May 28, 2017 15%
Jan 12, 2014 20%
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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 Turkmenistan - 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/TM?type=cola"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2026-07-12",
  "results": [
    {
      "cola": {
        "effective_date": "2026-07-12",
        "rate": 70
      },
      "iso_code": "TM",
      "location": "Turkmenistan - Other",
      "postcode": "11784"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}

Turkmenistan - Other rate FAQ

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

The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Turkmenistan - Other, Turkmenistan is 70%, effective Jul 12, 2026.

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

In Feb 8, 2026 the COLA (Post Allowance) rate was 70%. 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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