<TABLE> <S> <C>
<ARTICLE> 6
<LEGEND>
MSDW WORLD WIDE INCOME TRUST
CLASS D
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<S> <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE> 12-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> OCT-31-2000
<PERIOD-END> OCT-31-2000
<INVESTMENTS-AT-COST> 91,016,901
<INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE> 75,862,710
<RECEIVABLES> 2,047,219
<ASSETS-OTHER> 190,614
<OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS> 0
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 78,100,543
<PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES> (835,690)
<SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT> 0
<OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES> (2,280,904)
<TOTAL-LIABILITIES> (3,116,594)
<SENIOR-EQUITY> 0
<PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON> 107,003,165
<SHARES-COMMON-STOCK> 937,357
<SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR> 190,187
<ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT> (79,858)
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII> 0
<ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS> (16,699,963)
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS> 0
<ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC> (15,239,395)
<NET-ASSETS> 6,562,331
<DIVIDEND-INCOME> 0
<INTEREST-INCOME> 6,985,965
<OTHER-INCOME> 0
<EXPENSES-NET> (1,592,755)
<NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME> 5,393,210
<REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT> (3,107,683)
<APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT> (8,990,973)
<NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS> (6,705,446)
<EQUALIZATION> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME> (199,689)
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER> (89,435)
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD> 2,349,533
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED> (1,624,579)
<SHARES-REINVESTED> 22,216
<NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS> (29,011,488)
<ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR> (186,241)
<ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR> (14,585,911)
<OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR> 0
<OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR> 0
<GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES> (661,679)
<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0
<GROSS-EXPENSE> (1,592,755)
<AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS> 4,343,595
<PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN> 8.01
<PER-SHARE-NII> 0.51
<PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC> (1.03)
<PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND> (0.49)
<PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS> 0.00
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<PER-SHARE-NAV-END> 7.00
<EXPENSE-RATIO> 1.21
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