[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000873637
[NAME] SMITH BARNEY WORLD FUNDS
[SERIES]
   [NUMBER] 3
   [NAME] EUROPEAN B
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<S>                             <C>
[PERIOD-TYPE]                   YEAR
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          OCT-31-1997
[PERIOD-END]                               OCT-31-1997
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                       29,361,641
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                      46,024,712
[RECEIVABLES]                                  390,279
[ASSETS-OTHER]                                 279,894
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                                 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                              46,694,885
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                             0
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                      246,034
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                            246,034
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                    17,402,608
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                        1,630,863
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                        1,544,050
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                            0
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                               0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                        970,197
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                             0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                    16,657,557
[NET-ASSETS]                                46,448,851
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                              552,928
[INTEREST-INCOME]                               84,209
[OTHER-INCOME]                                 637,137
[EXPENSES-NET]                               1,065,645
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                      (428,508)
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                       891,528
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                    4,808,121
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                        5,271,195
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                            0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                     1,791,463
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                                0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                      2,437,568
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                  2,451,593
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                            100,838
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                       7,526,017
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                          (220)
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                    2,644,019
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                           0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                          390,268
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                                   0
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                              1,065,645
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                        30,217,396
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                            17.09
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                  (.21)
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                           1.99
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                         1.16
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                              17.92
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                   2.52
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
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