According to a report published by the Bank of Korea in 2008 that looked at 41 countries, there were 5,586 companies older than 200 years. Of these, 3,146 (56%) are in Japan, 837 (15%) in Germany, 222 (4%) in the Netherlands, and 196 (3%) in France.[1]
An indication of a stable economy. However, you can see most companies deal with products/services that have never changed and will never change over the centuries. For example, religious stuff and breweries. Breweries are among the oldest businesses in the world. They never, and will never change.
In Bavaria Germany every village has a brewery