The imperative of achieving financial stability has transcended national boundaries, necessitating heightened attention from both researchers and policymakers. Consequently, this article delves into an examination of the impact of government debt and public debt on financial development within the context of Iraq. The study employs monetary policy, interest rate, inflation, and population growth as control variables to prognosticate financial development. Utilizing data extracted from the World Development Indicators (WDI) spanning the period from 1995 to 2022, the study employs the dynamic autoregressive distributed lag (DARDL) approach to scrutinize the associations under investigation. The findings underscore a negative association between government debt and public debt, while revealing a positive association between monetary policy, interest rate, inflation, population growth, and financial development. Consequently, the study provides valuable insights to policymakers, offering guidance for the formulation of regulations aimed at enhancing financial development through the mitigation of indebtedness.
