[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000873637
[NAME] SMITH BARNEY WORLD FUNDS, INC.
[SERIES]
   [NUMBER] 3
   [NAME] EUROPEAN PORTFOLIO CLASS B
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<S>                             <C>
[PERIOD-TYPE]                   YEAR
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          OCT-31-1997
[PERIOD-END]                               APR-31-1997
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                       32,215,868
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                      46,905,986
[RECEIVABLES]                                  340,284
[ASSETS-OTHER]                                  20,895
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                         1,507,978
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                              48,775,143
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                     1,944,277
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                      130,008
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                          2,027,355
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                    31,980,863
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                        1,808,222
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                        1,554,050
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                    (246,556) 
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                               0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                        304,979    
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                             0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                    14,708,502
[NET-ASSETS]                                46,747,788
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                              191,847
[INTEREST-INCOME]                               63,659
[OTHER-INCOME]                                       0
[EXPENSES-NET]                                 494,689
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                      (239,183) 
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                       297,830
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                    2,859,066
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                        2,917,713
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                            0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                   (1,710,166)
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                                0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                      1,329,295 
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                  1,165,961
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                            100,838
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                       7,824,954
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                          (220)
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                    2,644,019

[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                              0

[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                           0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                          181,162
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                                   0
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                                494,689
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                        28,980,303
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                            17.09
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                   1.21
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                              0
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                       (1.16)  
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                              17.14
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                   2.49
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
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