[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000873637
[NAME] SMITH BARNEY WORLD FUNDS, INC.
[SERIES]
   [NUMBER] 2
   [NAME] INTERNATIONAL EQUITY PORTFOLIO CLASS B
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<S>                             <C>
[PERIOD-TYPE]                   YEAR
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          OCT-31-1996
[PERIOD-END]                               OCT-31-1996
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                    1,262,523,725
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                   1,025,854,820
[RECEIVABLES]                               21,665,048
[ASSETS-OTHER]                                 195,580
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                           851,422
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                           1,285,235,775
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                     2,404,439
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                    7,318,710
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                          9,723,149
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                 1,127,396,478
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                       11,382,540
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                        7,349,892
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                 (88,168,468) 
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                               0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                              0
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                             0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                   236,284,616
[NET-ASSETS]                             1,275,512,626
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                           15,483,500
[INTEREST-INCOME]                            1,781,301
[OTHER-INCOME]                              17,264,801
[EXPENSES-NET]                              17,533,975
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                      (269,174) 
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                     6,128,621
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                   98,809,008
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                      104,668,455
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                      344,265
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                             0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                                0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                     12,723,350 
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                  8,709,898
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                             19,196
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                     131,808,769
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                 (80,616,780)

[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                    (5,133,662)

[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                           0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                       10,047,384
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                                   0
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                              8,207,417
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                       181,129,342
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                            17.17
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                   1.52 
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                              0
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                       (0.04)
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                              18.65
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                   2.11
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
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