WARNING: THE EDGAR SYSTEM ENCOUNTERED ERROR(S) WHILE PROCESSING THIS SCHEDULE.
<TABLE> <S> <C>
<ARTICLE> 6
<CIK> 0000816754
<SERIES>
<NUMBER> 0
<NAME> ACM GOVERNMENT INCOME FUND INC.
<MULTIPLIER> 1
<S> <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-2000
<PERIOD-START> JAN-01-2000
<PERIOD-END> JUNE-30-2000
<INVESTMENTS-AT-COST> 663381845
<INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE> 642657899
<RECEIVABLES> 9481815
<ASSETS-OTHER> 109975
<OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS> 0
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 652249689
<PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES> 90459930
<SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT> 0
<OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES> 93668063
<TOTAL-LIABILITIES> 184127993
<SENIOR-EQUITY> 0
<PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON> 627839571
<SHARES-COMMON-STOCK> 58744751
<SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR> 58697659
<ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT> 0
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII> 2619236
<ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS> (136277689)
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS> 0
<ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC> (20820950)
<NET-ASSETS> 468121696
<DIVIDEND-INCOME> 477932
<INTEREST-INCOME> 27535928
<OTHER-INCOME> 0
<EXPENSES-NET> 5797959
<NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME> 22215901
<REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT> 7155372
<APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT> 13745133
<NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS> 43116406
<EQUALIZATION> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME> (24081186)
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER> 0
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD> 0
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED> 0
<SHARES-REINVESTED> 47092
<NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS> 19387002
<ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR> 0
<ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR> (143433061)
<OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR> 753951
<OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR> 0
<GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES> 1951158
<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 3005476
<GROSS-EXPENSE> 5797959
<AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS> 457784727
<PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN> 7.64
<PER-SHARE-NII> 0.38
<PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC> 0.36
<PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND> (0.41)
<PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS> 0
<RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL> 0
<PER-SHARE-NAV-END> 7.97
<EXPENSE-RATIO> 2.55
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING] 0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE] 0
</TABLE>
