[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000873637
[NAME] SMITH BARNEY WORLD FUNDS
[SERIES]
   [NUMBER] 4
   [NAME] PACIFIC A
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[PERIOD-TYPE]                   YEAR
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          OCT-31-1997
[PERIOD-END]                               OCT-31-1997
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                        7,557,275
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                       7,296,444
[RECEIVABLES]                                2,660,422
[ASSETS-OTHER]                                  28,086
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                            45,915
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                              10,121,428
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                       196,409
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                      124,323
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                            320,732
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                     6,220,193
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                          561,460
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                          484,031
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                    (133,696)
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                               0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                              0
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                     2,224,450
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                     (257,451)
[NET-ASSETS]                                 9,800,696
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                               95,476
[INTEREST-INCOME]                                8,734
[OTHER-INCOME]                                       0
[EXPENSES-NET]                                 365,804
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                      (261,594)
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                     (530,519)
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                    (479,484)
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                      (1,271,597)
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                            0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                             0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                                0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                        727,722
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                    650,293
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                                  0
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                       (749,153)
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                       (42,594)
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                            0
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                      1,704,920
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                           0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                           79,628
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                                   0
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                                365,804
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                         3,972,207
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                            10.18
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                  (.17)
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                         (1.55)
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                            0
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                               8.46
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                   3.37
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
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