Kampala rate history — COLA (Post Allowance) (%). Query any past effective date directly via the API.
| Effective date | COLA (Post Allowance) (%) |
|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2026 | 20% |
| Mar 22, 2026 | 20% |
| Feb 8, 2026 | 25% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 30% |
| Oct 5, 2025 | 35% |
| May 18, 2025 | 30% |
| Jan 12, 2025 | 25% |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 30% |
| Sep 8, 2024 | 25% |
| Aug 11, 2024 | 20% |
| Jul 14, 2024 | 25% |
| Mar 24, 2024 | 20% |
| Mar 10, 2024 | 15% |
| Nov 19, 2023 | 20% |
| Nov 5, 2023 | 10% |
| Oct 22, 2023 | 15% |
| Oct 8, 2023 | 10% |
| Apr 23, 2023 | 15% |
| Apr 9, 2023 | 10% |
| Dec 4, 2022 | 15% |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 10% |
| Aug 14, 2022 | 5% |
| Jun 5, 2022 | 10% |
| Feb 27, 2022 | 15% |
| Feb 13, 2022 | 20% |
| Oct 10, 2021 | 15% |
| Oct 11, 2020 | 0% |
| Jan 21, 2018 | 5% |
| 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 Kampala. 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/UG?type=cola"{
"effective_date": "2026-07-12",
"results": [
{
"cola": {
"effective_date": "2026-07-12",
"rate": 20
},
"iso_code": "UG",
"location": "Kampala",
"postcode": "10423"
}
],
"verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Kampala, Uganda is 20%, effective Jul 12, 2026.
In Mar 22, 2026 the COLA (Post Allowance) rate was 20%. The full history is shown in the table above and is queryable by effective date via the API.
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