[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000873637
[NAME] SMITH BARNEY WORLD FUNDS, INC.
[SERIES]
   [NUMBER] 1
   [NAME] GLOBAL GOVERNMENT PORTFOLIO, CLASS Y
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[PERIOD-TYPE]                   6-MOS
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          OCT-31-1997
[PERIOD-END]                               APR-30-1997
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                      130,303,855
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                     125,123,187
[RECEIVABLES]                               28,878,845
[ASSETS-OTHER]                                   8,114
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                           227,163
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                             154,237,309
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                     7,466,439
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                      763,710
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                          6,702,729
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                   144,122,519
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                       12,229,698
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                       12,101,840
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                    4,097,574
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                               0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                        365,069
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                             0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                   (2,578,002)
[NET-ASSETS]                               146,007,160
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                                1,623
[INTEREST-INCOME]                            4,623,644
[OTHER-INCOME]                                       0
[EXPENSES-NET]                                 973,779
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                      3,651,488
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                     4,987,676
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                  (5,307,433)
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                        3,331,731
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                    1,334,400
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                        68,599
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                                0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                        706,692
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                          0
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                                 17
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                     (5,589,637)
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                      4,968,580
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                    1,200,298
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                           0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                          556,624
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                                   0
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                                973,779
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                        19,527,613
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                            12.39
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                    .30
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                              0
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                        (.91)
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                              11.78
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                   0.89
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
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