<TABLE> <S> <C>
<ARTICLE> 6
<CIK> 0000744822
<NAME> Fidelity Investment Trust
<SERIES>
<NUMBER> 81
<NAME> Fidelity Worldwide Fund
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
<S>
<C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>
YEAR
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>
OCT-31-2000
<PERIOD-END>
OCT-31-2000
<INVESTMENTS-AT-COST>
933,062
<INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE>
1,005,130
<RECEIVABLES>
24,062
<ASSETS-OTHER>
278
<OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS>
0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>
1,029,470
<PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES>
28,598
<SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT>
0
<OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES>
16,834
<TOTAL-LIABILITIES>
45,432
<SENIOR-EQUITY>
0
<PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON>
761,810
<SHARES-COMMON-STOCK>
51,593
<SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR>
51,978
<ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT>
18,752
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII>
0
<ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS>
131,512
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS>
0
<ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC>
71,964
<NET-ASSETS>
984,038
<DIVIDEND-INCOME>
13,162
<INTEREST-INCOME>
2,883
<OTHER-INCOME>
224
<EXPENSES-NET>
11,116
<NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME>
5,153
<REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT>
150,518
<APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT>
(56,146)
<NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS>
99,525
<EQUALIZATION>
0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME>
5,174
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS>
78,633
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER>
0
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD>
25,038
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED>
29,772
<SHARES-REINVESTED>
4,349
<NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS>
3,203
<ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR>
4,445
<ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR>
91,571
<OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR>
0
<OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR>
0
<GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES>
7,781
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>
0
<GROSS-EXPENSE>
11,654
<AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS>
1,072,926
<PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN>
18.870
<PER-SHARE-NII>
.090
<PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC>
1.730
<PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND>
.100
<PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS>
1.520
<RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL>
0
<PER-SHARE-NAV-END>
19.070
<EXPENSE-RATIO>
109
</TABLE>
