[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000873637
[NAME] SMITH BARNEY WORLD FUNDS, INC.
[SERIES]
   [NUMBER] 5
   [NAME] INTERNATIONAL BALANCED PORTFOLIO CLASS A
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[PERIOD-TYPE]                   YEAR
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          OCT-31-1997
[PERIOD-END]                               APR-30-1997
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                       50,834,093
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                      53,772,670
[RECEIVABLES]                                3,334,938
[ASSETS-OTHER]                                   8,133
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                           404,290
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                              57,520,031
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                     3,323,713
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                      425,425
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                          3,749,138
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                    51,747,135
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                        1,017,328
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                        1,159,476
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                    (937,384) 
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                               0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                         43,950
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                             0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                     2,917,552
[NET-ASSETS]                                53,770,893
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                              114,848
[INTEREST-INCOME]                              708,519
[OTHER-INCOME]                                       0 
[EXPENSES-NET]                                 420,539
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                              0
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                     (766,247)
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                  (1,125,105)
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                      (1,488,524)
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                      253,667
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                             0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                                0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                         39,650 
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                    198,550
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                             16,752
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                       8,140,686
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                        334,918
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                     (27,446)
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                           0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                          210,572
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                                   0
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                                420,539
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                        14,898,265
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                            13.90
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                 (0.39) 
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                              0
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                       (0.23)
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                              13.28
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                   0.87
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
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