[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000873637
[NAME] SMITH BARNEY WORLD FUNDS, INC.
[SERIES]
   [NUMBER] 3
   [NAME] EUROPEAN PORTFOLIO CLASS C
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<S>                             <C>
[PERIOD-TYPE]                   YEAR
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          OCT-31-1996
[PERIOD-END]                               OCT-31-1996
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                       25,892,744
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                      37,748,853
[RECEIVABLES]                                  992,904
[ASSETS-OTHER]                                 246,134
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                                 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                              38,987,891
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                             0
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                       65,057
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                             65,057
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                    24,429,599
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                          117,997
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                           90,386
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                        (220) 
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                               0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                      2,644,019
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                             0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                    11,849,436
[NET-ASSETS]                                38,922,834
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                              460,727
[INTEREST-INCOME]                               35,088
[OTHER-INCOME]                                 495,815
[EXPENSES-NET]                                 871,390
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                      (375,575) 
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                     3,593,424
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                    2,933,737
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                        6,151,586
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                            0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                             0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                            4,112
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                         51,785 
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                     24,464
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                                289
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                         916,614
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                         47,401
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                      304,535
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                           0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                           28,316
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                                   0
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                                567,552
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                         1,673,327
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                            14.51
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                   2.57 
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                              0
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                         0.04
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                              17.04
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                   2.52
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
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