<ARTICLE> 6
<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the Kemper
Multi-Market Income Trust Semiannual Report for the six months ended 5/31/2000
and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statments.

<CIK> 0000842905
<NAME> KEMPER MULTI-MARKET INCOME TRUST

   <NUMBER> 001
   <NAME> KEMPER MULTI-MARKET INCOME TRUST
<MULTIPLIER> 1000

                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          NOV-30-1999
<PERIOD-START>                             DEC-01-1999
<PERIOD-END>                               MAY-31-2000
<INVESTMENTS-AT-COST>                          233,387
<INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE>                         204,727
<RECEIVABLES>                                    5,435
<ASSETS-OTHER>                                     316
<OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS>                                 8
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                 210,486
<PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES>                           102
<SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT>                         30,000
<OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES>                          883
<TOTAL-LIABILITIES>                             30,985
<SENIOR-EQUITY>                                      0
<PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON>                       218,668
<SHARES-COMMON-STOCK>                           20,090
<SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR>                           20,090
<ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT>                        3,492
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII>                               0
<ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS>                       (14,308)
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS>                             0
<ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC>                      (28,350)
<NET-ASSETS>                                   179,502
<DIVIDEND-INCOME>                                  220
<INTEREST-INCOME>                               12,043
<OTHER-INCOME>                                       0
<EXPENSES-NET>                                   2,058
<NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME>                         10,206
<REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT>                       (4,434)
<APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT>                     (10,194)
<NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS>                          (4,422)
<EQUALIZATION>                                       0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME>                     (11,401)
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS>                             0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER>                                0
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD>                              0
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED>                          0
<SHARES-REINVESTED>                                  0
<NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS>                        (15,824)
<ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR>                          4,688
<ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR>                      (9,875)
<OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR>                              0
<OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR>                           0
<GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES>                              804
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                   0
<GROSS-EXPENSE>                                  2,062
<AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS>                           190,881
<PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN>                             9.72
<PER-SHARE-NII>                                   0.51
<PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC>                         (0.73)
<PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND>                            (0.57)
<PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS>                            0
<RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL>                                 0
<PER-SHARE-NAV-END>                               8.93
<EXPENSE-RATIO>                                   2.16