[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000873637
[NAME] SMITH BARNEY WORLD FUNDS
[SERIES]
   [NUMBER] 6
   [NAME] EMERGING MARKETS A
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<S>                             <C>
[PERIOD-TYPE]                   YEAR
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          OCT-31-1997
[PERIOD-END]                               OCT-31-1997
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                       32,959,917
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                      33,755,768
[RECEIVABLES]                                3,032,877
[ASSETS-OTHER]                                       0
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                           775,101
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                              37,563,746
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                       816,189
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                      262,787
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                          1,078,976
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                    13,886,495
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                        1,128,346
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                          884,763
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                            0
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                               0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                              0
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                       995,376
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                       778,521
[NET-ASSETS]                                36,484,770
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                              577,460
[INTEREST-INCOME]                              120,118
[OTHER-INCOME]                                       0
[EXPENSES-NET]                                 982,388
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                      (284,810)
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                     (945,031)
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                      208,848
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                        1,020,993
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                            0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                             0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                                0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                        976,387
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                    732,804
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                                  0
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                      10,284,309
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                            0
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                          5,529
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                      45,652
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                          380,979
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                                   0
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                                982,388
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                        14,997,132
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                            12.08
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                  (.05)
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                            .42
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                            0
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                              12.45
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                   2.11
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
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