[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000873637
[NAME] SMITH BARNEY WORLD FUNDS
[SERIES]
   [NUMBER] 5
   [NAME] INTL BALANCED B
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<S>                             <C>
[PERIOD-TYPE]                   YEAR
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          OCT-31-1997
[PERIOD-END]                               OCT-31-1997
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                       51,469,699
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                      55,054,336
[RECEIVABLES]                                6,531,775
[ASSETS-OTHER]                               4,909,030
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                                 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                              66,495,141
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                     4,053,500
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                      552,705
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                          4,588,205
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                     4,357,031
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                          359,856
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                          378,293
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                            0
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                               0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                              0
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                       842,942
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                     3,551,353
[NET-ASSETS]                                61,906,936
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                              387,726
[INTEREST-INCOME]                            1,308,980
[OTHER-INCOME]                                       0
[EXPENSES-NET]                                 876,510
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                        820,196
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                   (1,386,334)
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                    (491,304)
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                      (1,057,442)
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                       76,288
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                             0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                                0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                        105,395
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                    128,598
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                              4,766
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                      16,276,729
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                        334,918
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                            0
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                         27,446
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                           0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                          471,084
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                                   0
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                                876,510
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                         5,627,342
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                            13.90
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                    .08
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                          (.42)
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                          .18
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                              13.38
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                   2.48
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
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