[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000873637
[NAME] SMITH BARNEY WORLD FUNDS, INC.
[SERIES]
   [NUMBER] 1
   [NAME] GLOBAL GOVERNMENT BOND PORTFOLIO CLASS Y
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<S>                             <C>
[PERIOD-TYPE]                   YEAR
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          OCT-31-1996
[PERIOD-END]                               OCT-31-1996
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                      144,550,728
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                     148,349,988
[RECEIVABLES]                               16,972,343
[ASSETS-OTHER]                               1,169,385
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                                 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                             166,497,716
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                    13,171,185
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                    1,723,734
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                         14,897,919
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                   142,698,488
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                        1,218,674
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                            5,111
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                            0
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                       4,968,580
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                      1,200,298
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                             0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                     2,729,431
[NET-ASSETS]                               151,596,797
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                                    0
[INTEREST-INCOME]                           10,616,273
[OTHER-INCOME]                                       0
[EXPENSES-NET]                               2,056,497
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                      8,559,776
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                     9,468,200
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                  (4,222,849)
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                       13,805,127
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                      417,077
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                             0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                                0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                      1,214,448 
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                      1,138
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                                253
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                    (11,681,923)
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                      984,922
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                 (1,350,890)
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                        1,150,340
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                                   0
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                                944,696
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                         5,291,752
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                            12.14
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                   1.15
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                              0
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                         0.90
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                              12.39
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                   0.84
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
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