US Updates Foreign Per Diem Rates, Effective Jan. 1, 2026

Foreign per diem rates for more than 115 locations, including New Delhi, Shanghai, and Stockholm, were updated by the US State Department and take effect Jan. 1.

Updates apply to cities and other locations in Algeria, Australia, Botswana, Brazil, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Eswatini, Gambia, India, Israel, Lesotho, Liberia, Malaysia, Mexico, Namibia, Nepal, Paraguay, Poland, Singapore, South Africa, Sweden, Thailand, UK, Uruguay, and Vietnam, the department said in its updated list of foreign per diem rates.

While the rates are the maximum tax-free reimbursement rates issued to US government employees traveling on official business in foreign areas, the Internal Revenue ...