[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000873637
[NAME] SMITH BARNEY WORLD FUNDS
[SERIES]
   [NUMBER] 6
   [NAME] GLOBAL GOVERNMENT A
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[PERIOD-TYPE]                   YEAR
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          OCT-31-1997
[PERIOD-END]                               OCT-31-1997
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                      128,307,372
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                     129,519,906
[RECEIVABLES]                               23,128,641
[ASSETS-OTHER]                              19,678,764
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                                 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                             172,327,311
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                    23,532,907
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                    2,793,721
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                         26,326,628
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                    90,922,788
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                        7,768,799
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                        8,486,010
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                            0
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                          38,960
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                      5,345,595
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                             0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                     (293,729)
[NET-ASSETS]                               146,000,683
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                                5,130
[INTEREST-INCOME]                            9,097,438
[OTHER-INCOME]                                       0
[EXPENSES-NET]                               1,936,473
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                      7,166,095
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                     (946,628)
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                  (3,023,160)
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                       11,711,709
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                   10,615,526
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                             0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                                0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                        265,104
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                  1,524,120
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                            541,805
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                     (5,596,114)
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                    1,200,298
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                   4,968,580
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                        1,123,627
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                                   0
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                              1,936,473
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                        99,911,974
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                            12.55
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                    .62
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                            .35
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                         1.30
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                              12.22
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                   1.26
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
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