[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000873637
[NAME] SMITH BARNEY WORLD FUNDS, INC.
[SERIES]
   [NUMBER] 6
   [NAME] EMERGING MARKETS PORTFOLIO CLASS B
<TABLE>
<S>                             <C>
[PERIOD-TYPE]                   YEAR
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          OCT-31-1996
[PERIOD-END]                               OCT-31-1996
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                       24,619,019
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                      25,160,741
[RECEIVABLES]                                1,483,955
[ASSETS-OTHER]                                  99,867
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                                 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                              26,744,563
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                       339,147
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                      204,955
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                            544,102
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                    25,681,969
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                        1,093,363
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                          692,413
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                      (5,529) 
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                               0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                       (45,652)
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                             0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                       569,673
[NET-ASSETS]                                26,200,461
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                              399,030
[INTEREST-INCOME]                               57,892
[OTHER-INCOME]                                 456,922
[EXPENSES-NET]                                 600,127
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                      (143,205) 
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                        52,756
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                    1,615,021
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                        1,524,572
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                            0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                             0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                                0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                        701,375 
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                    300,425
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                                  0
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                       9,897,154
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                      (219,273)
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                    (206,154)
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                           0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                          227,869
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                                   0
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                                393,311
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                        11,151,468
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                            11.02
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                   0.93 
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                              0
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                         0.00
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                              11.95
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                   3.06
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
</TABLE>