[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000873637
[NAME] SMITH BARNEY WORLD FUNDS, INC.
[SERIES]
   [NUMBER] 4
   [NAME] PACIFIC PORTFOLIO CLASS B
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[PERIOD-TYPE]                   YEAR
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          OCT-31-1997
[PERIOD-END]                               APR-30-1997
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                        9,569,172
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                      10,639,619
[RECEIVABLES]                                  437,917
[ASSETS-OTHER]                                   1,294
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                           247,754
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                              11,326,584
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                       511,137
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                       66,576
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                            577,713
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                    11,603,239
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                          470,693
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                          406,532
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                    (158,132) 
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                               0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                    (1,764,049)
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                             0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                     1,067,813
[NET-ASSETS]                                10,748,871
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                               54,078
[INTEREST-INCOME]                                9,069
[OTHER-INCOME]                                       0
[EXPENSES-NET]                                 186,336
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                      (113,189) 
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                      (61,479)
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                      845,780
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                          671,112
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                       10,379
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                             0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                                0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                      1,417,573 
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                  1,347,412
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                                  0
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                         199,022
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                       (42,594)
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                  (1,704,920)
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                           0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                           39,610
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                                   0
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                                176,336
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                         3,780,455
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                            10.01
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                   0.61 
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                              0
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                         0.00
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                                  0
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                  10.62
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
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