EXHIBIT (B)(2)

                                        CERTIFICATIONS

                CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
                       AS ADOPTED PURUSANT TO SECTION 906
                       OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Jimmy D. Gambill, Chief Executive Officer of the Templeton Developing Markets
Trust (the "Registrant"), certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted
pursuant  to  Section  906  of  the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of  2002,  that,  to my
knowledge:

     1. The periodic report on Form N-CSR of the Registrant for the period ended
        6/30/03 (the "Form N-CSR") fully complies with the requirements  of
        Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     2. The  information contained  in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all
        material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
        of the Registrant.

Dated:  August 6, 2003

                        /s/JIMMY D. GAMBILL
                        ----------------------------
                        JIMMY D. GAMBILL
                        Chief Executive Officer - Finance and Administration

A signed  original of this  written  statement  required by Section 906 has been
provided to Registrant  and will be retained by Registrant  and furnished to the
Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.










                CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
                       AS ADOPTED PURUSANT TO SECTION 906
                       OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Bruce Rosenberg,  Chief Financial Officer of the Templeton Developing Markets
Trust (the "Registrant"), certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted
pursuant  to  Section  906  of  the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of  2002,  that,  to my
knowledge:

     1. The periodic report on Form N-CSR of the Registrant for the period ended
        6/30/03 (the "Form N-CSR") fully complies with the requirements  of
        Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     2. The  information contained  in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all
        material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
        of the Registrant.

Dated:  August 15, 2003

                        /s/BRUCE S. ROSENBERG
                        ----------------------------
                        Bruce S. Rosenberg
                        Chief Financial Officer

A signed  original of this  written  statement  required by Section 906 has been
provided to Registrant  and will be retained by Registrant  and furnished to the
Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.