The study aimed to analyze the relationship between the internal public debt and the public budget deficit in Iraq during the period 2010–2020 using descriptive and analytical approaches to the data of the financial phenomenon. Furthermore, to track the development of public debt and the percentage of its contribution to the public budget of Iraq during the study period. The study showed that the origin of the debt with its benefits consumes a large proportion of oil revenues through what is deducted from these revenues to pay the principal debt with interest, which hinders the development process in the country. It has been shownthat although there was a surplus in some years of study, it was not properly exploited by diversifying public revenues. The study also recommended the necessity of following an economic policy based on developing the economic sectors, especially the agricultural and industrial sectors. This can be achieved by following a policy aimed at reducing the dependence on oil revenues as a primary source of financing the public budget.
