[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000873637
[NAME] SMITH BARNEY WORLD FUNDS, INC.
[SERIES]
   [NUMBER] 5
   [NAME] INTERNATIONAL BALANCED PORTFOLIO CLASS B
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[PERIOD-TYPE]                   YEAR
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          OCT-31-1996
[PERIOD-END]                               OCT-31-1996
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                       39,184,066
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                      43,374,224
[RECEIVABLES]                                6,687,366
[ASSETS-OTHER]                                  97,803
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                                 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                              50,339,393
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                     4,297,978
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                      411,208
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                          4,709,186
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                    41,280,078
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                          378,293
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                          130,547
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                      334,918 
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                               0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                       (27,446)
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                             0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                     4,042,657
[NET-ASSETS]                                45,630,207
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                              225,834
[INTEREST-INCOME]                            1,045,587
[OTHER-INCOME]                               1,271,421
[EXPENSES-NET]                                 617,927
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                        653,494 
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                       582,875
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                    2,640,474
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                        3,876,843
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                       88,728
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                             0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                                0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                        211,895 
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                     81,609
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                              5,840
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                      20,582,509
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                      (349,937)
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                      123,486
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                           0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                          274,278
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                                   0
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                                374,038
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                         4,455,151
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                            12.65
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                   1.51 
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                              0
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                         0.26
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                              13.90
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                   2.62
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
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